A Missouri trust dispute involving a $220,000 payment ended in a procedural setback for the recipient after an appeals court dismissed her challenge because she missed the filing deadline. In its October 20, 2026, ruling, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Diane Longsdon’s appeal against an order reviving a judgment requiring her to repay the money. According to the court’s opinion, published by Justia, the dispute began with amendments to a family trust created in 1994. The court’s latest decision focused on the appeal deadline, leaving the revived judgment in place rather than reconsidering the original inheritance dispute.
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