Removal Denied for Executor of Estate of Hoarder

The beneficiaries failed to prove that the executor stole from the estate, wasted or mismanaged the estate, or did anything else that would justify removal. The evidence showed that the decedent was a “hoarder” and his house was full of items that were broken or unusable, and that the executor worked diligently to dispose of the junk in the house and perform the repairs necessary to sell the house. The executor also did not allow animosity with the beneficiaries to adversely affect the administration of the estate. A stay of the administration of the estate is not appropriate because delays would cost the estate, but a stay relating to the executor’s interests in joint accounts with the decedent was imposed until those issues can be adjudicated. Kamus Estate, 2 Fid.Rep.4th 19 (Luzerne O.C. 2023), aff’d 77 MDA 2023 (Pa. Super. 12/8/2023) (non-precedential).

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