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HAGGERTY v. THORNTON

No. S271483.

15 Cal.5th 729 (2024)

BRIANNA McKEE HAGGERTY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NANCY F. THORNTON et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

February 8, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blut Law Group, Elliot S. Blut ; Keiter Appellate Law and Mitchell Keiter for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Ragghianti Freitas and Paul B. Gruwell for Sal J. Balistreri as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Artiano Shinoff, Howard A. Kipnis , Steven J. Barnes ; Spero Law Office and Leah Spero for Defendant and Respondent Patricia Galligan.

Cross Law and Oleg Cross for Defendant and Respondent Racquel Kolsrud.

Higgs Fletcher & Mack, John Morris , Roland H. Achtel , Scott J. Ingold and Rachel M. Garrard for Defendant and Respondent Union of Concerned Scientists.

No appearance for Defendants and Respondents San Diego Humane Society, Nancy F. Thornton, Jill Bousman, George Bousman, Jack Hebert, Larry Guentherman, Gail Spielman and Dean Spielman.

Hartog, Baer, Zabronsky & Verriere, David W. Baer and Kevin P. O'Brien for Mary A. Nivala Balistreri as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

This case concerns the methods for modifying a revocable trust. Section 15402 of the Probate Code states that "[u]nless the trust instrument provides otherwise, ... the settlor may modify the trust by the procedure for revocation." (Prob. Code, § 15402; all undesignated statutory references are to this code...

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