Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
When your not happy with your trust esq. and ask him to step down,and he is says no u can't fire me!What should I do next? 😊
Asked on 1/18/21, 4:03 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater
David P. Slater, Esq.
Did he explain why you can't? Hope you have all the documents.
Answered on 1/18/21, 5:36 pm
Richard Bryan
Richard Bryan Attorney PC
In this situation it seems to me you are a beneficiary of a trust where an attorney is the trustee. If that's so, then you can't fire him. You're not a client.
If in fact I have guessed the correct situation, what you can do as beneficiary is file papers in the Surrogate's Court which has jurisdiction over the trust and let the judge know why you are unhappy with the lawyer/trustee and ask for a hearing. Almost certainly you're not going to get the trustee removed, but you may get closer to getting what it is that you want.
Good luck.
Answered on 1/18/21, 8:15 pm
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