The applicant beneficiary brought an application for directions regarding the passing of accounts in her late father's estate.
She challenged the estate trustee's claim for $28,409.29 in executor compensation and legal fees, arguing the trustee delayed producing accounts for nearly four years and failed to treat beneficiaries evenly.
The court agreed, finding the trustee was dilatory and lacked motivation to wind up the estate because she was living rent-free in an estate property.
The court reduced the executor's compensation to zero, reduced the legal fees to $3,750, and awarded costs to the applicant.
