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Estate of Finch 2021 ND 159
Docket No.: 20210029
Filing Date: 8/26/2021
Case Type: PROBATE - WILLS - TRUSTS
Author: Jensen, Jon J.
Highlight: A decision on a petition to remove a personal representative rests within the district court’s sound discretion.
A district court’s decision whether to award attorney’s fees incurred by a personal representative to be paid from the estate will not be reversed absent a clear abuse of discretion.