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Posts Tagged: trust litigation
1 ResultsThe Costs of Litigation and the Loser Pays Principle
by: Justin de Vries, April 14, 2020
When new clients embarks on litigation (to challenge a will or to remove an executor, for example), one of the first questions I am asked is whether they can recover their legal fees or costs from the estate or trust (as we all know, litigation can be expensive). The expectation is that the estate or…read more