Legal Opinion

In Re Al-Baseer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 2011No. 10-PR-225PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OBERLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Saadia Ibrahim, contends that she is entitled to reasonable compen sation for services rendered as guardian of her husband, Taha Al-Baseer, and that the trial court erred by denying her petition for compensation without addressing the facts in the petition or explaining the decision to deny it. See D.C.Code § 21-2060(a) (2009 Supp.); Super. Ct. Prob. R. 308. We hold that the trial court applied an incorrect legal standard in rejecting appellant’s petition for compensation and we therefore reverse and remand the case with instructions to the trial court to…

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