In re Estate of Arnsdorff

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (“St. Paul’s”) filed a Petition to Remove Executor, seeking to remove Fred S. Clark (“Clark”) as executor of the estate of John Daniel Arnsdorff, Jr. (the “Estate”) and to deny him compensation. After a hearing, the probate court granted St. Paul’s petition and ordered Clark to forfeit over $79,000 in commissions and fees he had received and costs he had incurred as executor and attorney for the Estate. Clark appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in removing him and that it lacked authority to order repayment. For the following…