In the Matter of the Estate of Offenesia Yako Bavilla, Deceased

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that the superior court abused its discretion by denying Etta Bavilla’s motion to amend her informal probate pleading to contest her mother’s 2006 will and remanded for the amendment to be allowed, while affirming the lower court’s decision that Magistrate Judge Duggan need not recuse himself. The court applied an abuse‑of‑discretion standard to both issues.