What can be done if an executor or administrator is not doing his/her job properly.

With Ian Giroday and David Hobbs.

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Show Notes Episode 4:

Ian Giroday explores typical issues that can come up:

  • Not getting on with administering the estate
  • Denying assets are assets of the estate
  • Are not getting on with applying for probate
  • Executor is administrator is a trustee and must act in best interests of parties
  • Various mechanisms can be used eg. file a notice of dispute or file a citation,
  • Court has a supervisory role at all times
  • Person can apply to have them removed

David Hobbs explains notices of dispute and citations:

  • Filing a notice of dispute is communicated to all probate registries in BC, and registry will interrupt process
  • Normally leads to a hearing in court
  • Stalls the application process until it is looked at more closely

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