Tentative Ruling: Matter of the JT Trust

Case Number

26PR00080

Case Type

Hearing Date / Time

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition for Internal Affairs and Elder Abuse

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

Appearances required. 

On February 17, 2026, Tedd Barnett filed a Petition to 1) Determine Validity of Trust; 2) Impose Constructive Trust; and 3) Award Damages and Other Relief for Wrongful Taking and Financial Elder Abuse.  The petition cited to Probate Code sections 86, 259, 850, 853, 859, 16420, 17200, 21380, and Welfare and Institution’s Code section 15600, et seq.

No objection is on file as of July 21, 2026.  The filing of an objection would place this matter at issue and requiring evidentiary hearing to resolve. (In re Estate of Lensch (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 667, 676; Conservatorship of Farrant (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 370, 377.)

Any Respondents desirous to object to the Petition, must file a written objection before the hearing.  The court has authority to require all objectors to file a written objection pursuant CRC, Rule 7.801, or else deem the failure to do so a waiver.