In re the Estate of Feinberg

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

The first objection to the intermediate accounting of the trustee is to payment, in each of the years, of the sum of $25 to attorneys for preparation of the trustee’s annual account. No reason appears why legal services were necessary in the preparation of annual accounts. Annual statements were required because the trustee retained commissions annually and was, therefore, under a duty to furnish the beneficiaries with the statements specified by statute. (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 285-a, subd. 4.) The trustee is required to keep proper records and he is compensated for…