Can Attorney Fees Be a Distribution Instead of an Expense? | NC

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Q: Can attorney fees paid from one related estate be treated as a distribution instead of an estate expense? A: Yes — sometimes. Under North Carolina probate law, the label depends on what the payment actually was, not what is most convenient for the accounting. If the attorney fees were for work that helped administer, protect, account for, or close the paying estate, they usually should be…