The applicant, a minor represented by the Children's Lawyer, brought a motion to compel the respondent, the deceased's widow and estate trustee, to pass her accounts.
The respondent had been appointed estate trustee without a will in February 2022 but had failed to provide any information or accounting despite multiple requests from the Children's Lawyer since December 2022.
The estate was valued at over $650,000, with the minor's interest being approximately $225,000.
The court found that the estate trustee had a duty to account and that the applicant, as a financially interested person, was entitled to compel the accounts under the Estates Act and Rules of Civil Procedure.
The court granted the motion, ordering the respondent to file accounts and an application to pass accounts within 45 days, provide her email address, and pay the Children's Lawyer's fixed costs of $5,000 personally.
A case conference was also scheduled.
