Entering the world of Wills, Trusts and probate can be confusing. One of the first questions people often ask is: what is the difference between a Trustee and an Executor? To put it simply, a Trustee is the person who oversees a Trust, while an Executor is the person who oversees a Will, which often
Two things will get a Trustee removed quickly: death and stealing. By stealing I mean really stealing—like tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars missing or misappropriated.
But what about Trustees who violate their fiduciary duties but haven’t (1) died, or (2) stolen large sums of money? Those Trustees can be harder to remove