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Posts Tagged: Diane Vieira
1 ResultsThe Risks of Being an Estate Trustee
by: Diane Vieira, June 8, 2020
A recent news story highlighted one estate trustee’s regretful experience administering an estate. Due to lengthy litigation involving the validity of the Will and an unsuccessful result for the estate trustees, the estate trustee was ordered to personally pay over $100,000.00 in legal fees. While the personal cost order was a result of a unique…read more