What is the executor's responsibility for legal fees?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wong Estate (Re), 2021 BCSC 1786 (CanLII):
Where legal fees do not advance the interest of the estate, the executor is responsible for the associated legal costs. See Valencia v. Yaghqiian 1995 CanLII 3277, at paras. 45 and 46.
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