Opinion ID: 880262
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Heading: LeRoy Gebhardt Trust

Text: The District Court, in Conclusion of Law No. 11, ordered the parties to prevail upon the trustee of the LeRoy Gebhardt Trust for payment of medical insurance and expenses for the children including dental and ocular expenses and any extraordinary expenses ... The LeRoy Gebhardt Trust is an irrevocable trust created for the benefit of the children of LeRoy and Sharon Gebhardt. During the trust term, the trustee may distribute to or for the benefit of Trustor's [LeRoy's] children ... such amount or amounts of income or principal as Trustee in his sole discretion deems to be necessary for the health, education and maintenance of the beneficiaries. LeRoy's clear intention was to create an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his children. Thus, the LeRoy Gebhardt Trust is not marital property and the District Court erred in attempting to dispose of it as such. In re the Marriage of Malquist (Mont. 1988), 763 P.2d 1116, 1119, 45 St.Rep. 2020, 2023-24. We reverse the order of the District Court and remand for further proceedings regarding the parties' responsibility for the medical and dental insurance needs of their children consistent with this opinion. Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded. TURNAGE, C.J., and HARRISON, SHEEHY, HUNT, McDONOUGH and WEBER, JJ., concur.