Arizona Laws 14-11004. Attorney fees and costs
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A. A trustee or a person who is nominated as a trustee is entitled to reimbursement from the trust for that person’s reasonable fees, expenses and disbursement, including attorney fees and costs, that arise out of and that relate to the good faith defense or prosecution of a judicial or alternative dispute resolution proceeding involving the administration of the trust, regardless of whether the defense or prosecution is successful.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-11004
- Court: means the superior court. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, public corporation or any other legal or commercial entity. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
- Proceeding: includes action at law and suit in equity. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Trust: includes an express trust, private or charitable, with any additions, wherever and however created. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustee: includes an original, additional and successor trustee and a cotrustee. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
B. A court or arbitrator may order that a party’s reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements pursuant to subsection A be paid by any other party or the trust that is the subject of the judicial proceeding.