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SEFTON v. SEFTON

No. D059211.

206 Cal.App.4th 875 (2012)

142 Cal. Rptr. 3d 174

THOMAS W. SEFTON, JR., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HARLEY K. SEFTON, as Trustee, etc., Defendant and Respondent; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee, etc., Objector and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

May 31, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Dyke & Associates, Richard S. Van Dyke and James A. Bush for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Beamer, Lauth, Steinley & Bond and Stephen A. Bond for Defendant and Respondent.

Henderson, Caverly, Pum & Charney, Kristen E. Caverly , Debra J. Vella and Robert C. Mardian III for Objector and Respondent.

OPINION

NARES, J.

In this case of first impression we are asked to interpret provisions of the California Powers of Appointment Act (CPAA), specifically Probate Code sections 652 and 601 (all further undesignated statutory references are to the Probate Code).

J.W. Sefton, Jr. (Grandfather), executed his will in 1955 (Grandfather's Will). He later passed away in 1966, giving his son, Thomas W...

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