Counsel fees of 5% of the first $100,000 of the estate and 3% of balance over $100,000 were approved, but should have been paid from residuary estate and not proceeds of sale of property that had been specifically devised. Executor’s … Continue reading
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The Orphans’ Court has the power to enforce through civil contempt an order requiring a former fiduciary to pay a surcharge in installments, and may order incarceration for the former fiduciary when he contemptuously fails to make the required payments, … Continue reading