Article 25 Investigation fee

On being asked to act as trustee of an existing trust, the public trustee may demand the deposit of such fee or fees as is deemed sufficient to cover the cost of examining and considering relevant documents and accounts whether or not the public trustee subsequently accepts appointment as trustee.

If the public trustee is subsequently appointed, the public trustee may set off all or part of the fee or fees deposited under paragraph (1) against fees then due under Parts 3 or 4.

When the public trustee renounces probate of any will (or other testamentary disposition) of which the public trustee has been appointed executor, the public trustee may charge a fee commensurate with the work involved in the public trustee’s investigation of the assets and liabilities of the estate.