It was not an abuse of discretion for the Orphans’ Court to award counsel fees to the decedent’s daughter-in-law when her stepchildren removed jewelry from her home and a safe deposit box without her permission or the permission of her … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 42 Pa.C.S. 2503
Counsel fees of $25,000 were properly imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2503(7) and (8) on a party as sanctions for dilatory, obdurate, and vexatious conduct in continuing to pursue matters that were without merit and were previously decided. Mumma Estate, … Continue reading
Surcharge imposed against trustee for more than $600,000 for “reimbursements” to herself, but surcharge for failure to properly invest funds denied because the testimony of the expert witness was speculative and simplistic and lacked a solid foundation. In addition, punitive … Continue reading
After adopted daughter of beneficiary of a trust petitioned court to determine whether she qualified as a beneficiary, and other beneficiaries opposed petition, the court denied the petition of the adopted daughter, because daughter was adopted at 23 and no … Continue reading
Court imposed attorney fees against counsel under Pa.C.S. § 2503(7) for dilatory conduct but denied imposing attorney fees for commencing a matter arbitrarily, vexatiously, or in bad faith under Pa.C.S. § 2503(9) even though the testimony on the alleged forgery … Continue reading
Attorney fees awarded to prevailing parties, and against party found to have taken actions that were vexatious, frivolous, and in bad faith, including continued challenges to the adoptions of beneficiaries when the adoptions had already been upheld by a court … Continue reading