In Re Dentler Family Trust

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 The Orphan’s Court, sitting en banc, found that the trustees mismanaged the Lesa R. Dentler Irrevocable Family Trust and breached their fiduciary duties to the beneficiaries. The Orphan’s Court was clearly correct: the trustees engaged in self-dealing, failed to manage the trust in the interest of the beneficiaries, and breached their trust to the beneficiaries. We affirm.

¶ 2 As the Orphan’s Court explained, the underlying facts are as follows:

Richard K. Doty, Esquire, was the scrivener of both the instant family trust and the power of attorney pursuant to which the trust…