- 4 - Arizona under the name of, or in reference to, an individual named John P. Wilde. 12. There is absolutely no evidence from which the Court can adduce that there has been a legal as- signment of John P. Wilde as the Co-Trustee of either of the petitioner trusts. 13. Petitioners have provided no evidence that Mr. Wilde’s appointment as Co-Trustee is valid or authorized under the terms of the trust indentures (assuming they exist). 14. At a minimum, petitioners should be required to provide complete copies of the original trust docu- ment(s) wherein the initial trustee is appointed. Petitioners should also provide any and all documents in the chain of appointments of subsequent trustees. If the initial trustees or any successor trustees thereafter were, in fact, an entity called D & E Sword Company, petitioners should be required to produce credible evidence establishing legal existence and validity of that entity. 15. Without the evidence described above in paragraph 14., petitioners have failed to demonstrate that John P. Wilde was legally appointed as Co-Trustee authorized to act on behalf of the trusts and bring the instant case before this Court. See T.C. Rule 60(c). Petitioners filed a response to respondent’s motion in which they ask the Court to deny that motion. Petitioners’ response to respondent’s motion asserts in pertinent part: 3. The Respondent’s objection goes to the manage- ment of the trusts, their internal affairs, concerns about their administration, the declaration of rights and the determinations of matters involving the trust- ees. As the Respondent concedes that these are “Ari- zona Trusts” * * *, this issue falls within the exclu- sive jurisdiction of the superior court here in the State of Arizona. See A.R.S. � 14-7201. At this point, this court is without jurisdiction to determine whether * * * Mr. Wilde [is] the duly authorized Trustee. The Petitioners need not remind the Court ofPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
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