Bruno v. Hopkins
H044960
California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that a probate court may order a beneficiary who brings a bad‑faith petition to remove a trustee to pay the full amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, even when that amount exceeds the beneficiary’s present interest in the trust, because Probate Code § 15642(d) expressly authorizes such personal liability. ---
Statutes construed
- CCP § 2033.420
- CCP § 2033.420.6
- CCP § 904.1
- EVID § 600
- PROB § 15642
- PROB § 16061.7