by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jan 3, 2022 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent decision in Whelan v Chaszewski, 2021 SKQB 286 offers guidance for a situation in which two competing parties want to be appointed to administer an estate. The lesson from Whelan is that a court will not generally appoint a party who has a potential...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jul 12, 2021 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog
A recent case from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal clarifies that a beneficiary who seeks an estate accounting is not required to show possible wrongdoing by the trustee before an accounting can be ordered. Background: The late Franklin Bryant was a beneficiary under...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Mar 19, 2021 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog
Typically, executor compensation will be governed in one of three ways: By a specific term in the Will, setting out a compensation percentage (these terms rarely exist however); By the agreement of the beneficiary (this is most common) If the beneficiary and executor...
