Trustee – Denial of Due Process

By: Derek Hawkins//October 4, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Barbara A. Simonson et al v. Mary M. Vaira et al

Case No.: 2016AP113

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J

Focus: Trustee – Denial of Due Process

Barbara A. Simonson appeals from circuit court orders which, among other things, removed her as personal representative of the Estate of John J. Hohler (the Estate) and as trustee of the John J. and Jane Hohler Trust (the Trust). Simonson, a daughter of John and Jane Hohler (both deceased), asserts that the circuit court denied her due process and did not follow statutory procedures for removal of a personal representative or trustee. We disagree and affirm.

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