What is the legal test for removing an estate trustee?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Browne v. Brown Estate, 2014 BCSC 656 (CanLII):
Courts are reluctant to remove an estate trustee. A priority is to respect the testator’s decision in appointing that person: Veitch v. Veitch Estate, 2007 BCSC 952.
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