What is the test for removing a personal representative?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Willisko v. Pottie Estate, 2014 NSSC 389 (CanLII):
In summary then, the preceding authorities establish that a court must not remove a personal representative unless the actions of the personal representative establish a conflict of interest, are consistent with the statutory grounds set out in s. 61 of the Probate Act, or are consistent with the common law grounds established in Letterstedt v. Broers.
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