Legal Opinion
In re Estate of Skinner
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 29, 2017No. 277A16PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Justice.
The resolution of this case hinges upon the identification and proper application of the appropriate standard of review for use in reviewing an order removing a guardian of the estate and trustee under a special needs trust for breach of fiduciary duty. After careful consideration of the record evidence in light of the relevant legal principles, we conclude that the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the removal order.
On 20 January 2010, a representative from the Adult Protective Services Division of the Wake County Human Services Department filed a petition seeking to have…
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