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Appeals panel questions where a restated trust is principally administered in Nesbetta dispute

Massachusetts Appeals Court (oral arguments) · January 5, 2026
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Counsel disputed whether Massachusetts or Florida law controls principal place of trust administration; appellant cited an original 1987 clause favoring Massachusetts and post-death facts, appellees pointed to long-standing Florida administration and trustee affidavits.

In docket 24P1113, Nesbetta v. Tucker et al., counsel debated whether Massachusetts courts have subject-matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Trust Code and whether the trust's principal place of administration is Massachusetts or Florida.

Elsa Diaz Alonso for the appellant argued the 1987 trust language…

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