In Re: Goldstein Irrevocable Trust

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of a beneficiary's petition seeking Nevada jurisdiction over a Missouri-administered trust and construction of its no-contest clause. The court held that the trustee was a necessary and indispensable party, so Nevada needed personal jurisdiction over the trustee despite the statutory basis for in rem jurisdiction. The court further held that registering an agent in Nevada did not constitute consent to jurisdiction and that the beneficiary failed to show that his petition arose from the trustee's purposeful contacts with Nevada.