Opinion ID: 1712390
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Heading: Standing to Petition for Removal of Trustees.

Text: Veona and Elena contend that Janene did not have standing to petition for removal of trustees. Such contention is based on their assertion that Janene is not a beneficiary. As discussed above, the county court found that Janene was among the beneficiaries of the Trust, and we see no error in such finding. Under § 30-2806, [t]he court has jurisdiction of proceedings initiated by interested parties concerning the internal affairs of trusts, including proceedings to remove a trustee. As a beneficiary of the Trust, Janene clearly is an interested party who has standing to initiate such a proceeding. See Deutsch v. Wolff, 994 S.W.2d 561 (Mo. 1999) (beneficiaries have standing to bring action for removal of trustee). We therefore reject Veona and Elena's third assignment of error.