{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"paul-arthaud","displayName":"Paul Arthaud","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107988:2020-05-05","opinionId":"842aba7c-e0a5-5a9c-ba8d-6811a60f729f","slug":"paul-arthaud-respondent-v-gordon-arthaud-et-al-appellants-107988","caseName":"Paul Arthaud, Respondent, vs. Gordon Arthaud, et al., Appellants.","caseNumber":"ED107988","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-05-05","year":2020,"display_summary":"Paul Arthaud filed an action against Gordon Arthaud (\"Dean\") and Gordon Arthaud, II, concerning the Gordon Arthaud Revocable Trust, disputing beneficiary status, annual distributions, and trustee removal. The trial court found Paul and Dean were primary beneficiaries entitled to annual distributions and ordered the division of trust assets into individual GST Exempt Trusts, with Paul and Dean serving as sole trustees of their respective trusts. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's interpretation of the trust regarding beneficiaries and trustee roles, but remanded the case for correction of the judgment regarding annual distributions to ensure prior distributions are accounted for within the 5% annual limit.","primaryTopic":"trusts","topicSlugs":["trusts","estate-probate","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155915","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/paul-arthaud-respondent-v-gordon-arthaud-et-al-appellants-107988","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: trusts","text: revocable trust","text: trustee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}