Does the executor of an executor's estate have the burden of proving the work done justified an allowance?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith Estate, 2021 BCSC 1753 (CanLII):
The executor claiming the fee bears the burden to prove the work done justifies an allowance: Deutschmann Estate v. Fallis, 2011 BCSC 1009, at para. 59.
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