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Home→Tags 42 Pa.C.S. 2503

Tag Archives: 42 Pa.C.S. 2503

Counsel Fees Awarded for Vexatious Litigation Over Jewelry

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Daniel EvansMay 4, 2025

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Counsel fees and costs

Counsel Fees Imposed on Obdurate Party

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Counsel fees and costs

Punitive Damages against Trustee

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Attorney fees, Interest on surcharge, Punitive damages, surcharge

Common Fund Doctrine and Funds Not Increased Nor in Jeopardy

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Common fund doctrine

Counsel Fees for Dilatory Conduct

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Litigation costs

Attorney Fees for Bad Faith Actions

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 →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged 42 Pa.C.S. 2503, Adoption, Attorney fees, Full faith and credit

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