Estate of h.m. Ruiz vs Cta

III. TRUSTS FIDUCIARY CHARACTER

THE THE EST ESTATE OF HILA HILARI RIO O M. RU RUIZ IZ,, EDMO EDMOND ND RU RUIZ IZ,, Ex Exec ecut utor or vs. THE COUR COURT OF APPEA APPEALS LS (Form (Former er Speci Speci!! Sixt" Sixt" Di#i$i Di#i$io%& o%&,, MARIA PILAR RUIZ'MONTES, MARIA CATHRN RUIZ, CANDICE AL)ERTINE RUIZ, MARIA AN*ELINE RUIZ %+ THE PRESIDIN*  UD*E OF THE RE*IONAL RE*IONAL TRIAL COURT COURT OF PASI*, PASI*, )RANCH -/ 0*.R. No. --1/2-. %ur3 45, -55/6 PUNO, .7 FACTS: Ruiz executed executed a holographic will a!ig a" hi" heir" hi" ol# "o$ Ed!od$ hi" adopted daughter$ pri%ate re"podet &aria &ote"$ ad hi" ' graddaughter"$ all childre o( Ed!od. The te"tator )e*ueathed ca"h$ per"oal ad real propertie" ad a!ed Ed!od executor. +he +he Ruiz uiz died died$$ the the ca"h ca"h wa" wa" di"t di"tri ri)u )ute ted d a!o a!og g Ed!o Ed!od d ad ad pri% pri%at ate e re"podet" accordig to the will. ,e o( the propertie" propertie" o( the e"tate-a hou"e ad lot at alle erde I$ which the te"tator )e*ueathed to the graddaughter"$ / wa" lea"ed out )# Ed!od to third per"o".  The court ordered ordered Ed!od to depo"it the retal pa#!et" totallig 01234  a" oe/#ear lea"e o( the propert#. I co!pliace$ Ed!od tured o%er the ca"h )ut ol# ol# 0' 0'25$ 25$15' 15'.E% .E%et etual uall# l#$$ the court court appro appro%ed %ed Ed!od Ed!od6" 6" !otio !otio (or the relea"e o( 0134 to pa# the real e"tate taxe" o( the e"tate. Ed!od 7led aother &otio (or Relea"e o( Fud". &ote" oppo"ed. She pra#ed (or the relea"e o( the ret pa#!et" to the graddaughter" ad (or the di"tri)utio o( the alle erde propert# ad the 8lue Ridge apart!et" i accordace with the will.  The court grated &ote"9 !otio. The court$ howe%er$ dela#ed the relea"e o( the title". Ed!od wa" ordered to "u)!it a accoutig o( the expe"e" (or ad!ii"tratio icludig pro%i"io" (or the "upport o( the graddaughter". 0etitioer" appealed to the CA. CA "u"taied the court" order. ISSUE: +hether or ot the pro)ate.a(ter ad!ittig the will to pro)ate )ut )e(ore pa#!et o( the e"tate6" de)t" ad o)ligatio"$ ha" the authorit# to di"allow the executorad!ii"trator executorad!ii"trator o( the e"tate o( the late hilario ! ruiz to ta;e po""e""io o(  all the real ad per"oal propertie" o( the e"tate. HE