Administrators or liquidators of a corporate trustee administering multiple trusts cannot structure payments from corporate assets to throw the burden of their fee shortfall onto solvent trusts alone. Corporate assets must be applied proportionately across all cost categories. The right to recoupment from trust assets is not an immediately enforceable proprietary right but requires a court order, and the court's discretion is sparingly exercised.
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