Guardianship of Freida
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtFlannery, J.
Freída, the ward in this guardianship matter, appeals from an order of the Probate Court effectively authorizing the guardian to receive fees totalling $7,113, and from the denial of her amended motion to alter or amend that order. We affirm.
*46On September 20, 1988, upon petition of the Department of Mental Health, the Probate Court entered a decree appointing an attorney as the ward’s guardian.2 In late 1993, the ward sought to discharge the guardian and to have a third party appointed as conservator. In February, 1994, after hearing, a Probate Court judge ordered the guardian to file accounts…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bennett v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- GTE Products Corp. v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Cohen v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Frank C. Fetterusso, Otto Hofendiener, and Leonard Giardiana v. State of New York, New York State Office of Mental HealthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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