Upon the return date or at some later date fixed by the court if so requested by one or more of the parties, the court without the intervention of a jury and after hearing all the evidence submitted shall determine the correctness of the account and the validity and propriety of all actions of the trustee or trustees set forth in the account including the purchase, retention, and disposition of any of the property and funds of the trust, and shall render its decree either approving or disapproving the account or any part of it, and surcharging the trustee or trustees for all losses, if any, caused by negligent or wilful breaches of trust.
RCW 11.106.070
Court to determine accuracy, validity—Decree.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 80 Wash. App. 751 - In Re Estate of Ehlers (1996)
Most recently applied in 181 Wash. 2d 360 - Anderson v. Dussault (September 2014)
1985 c 30 s 101
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