Estate of Clarence Weatherbee Estate of Helen Weatherbee

[¶ 1] Peggy McPike, daughter of Helen and Clarence Weatherbee, appeals from a judgment of the Hancock County Probate Court (Patterson, J.) directing that her brother, Michael Weatherbee, be compensated out of their parents’ estates for $95,855 in attorney fees and expenses. 1 Michael incurred these fees in a Superior Court action that he brought against McPike, which resulted in a judgment in favor of their parents’ estates in the amount of $92,400 in restitution, plus interest and costs. McPike argues that the claim seeking attorney fees from the estates is precluded because it could have…