Treadway v. Montague-Elliston

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

At issue in this appeal is the extent of a conservator’s authority with respect to a conservatorship estate following the death of the protected person. The trial court concluded that administrative expenses and conservator fees may be paid from the conservatorship estate after the death of the ward. We affirm.

A conservatorship was established for the estate of Alma P. Guerin on February 3, 1978, with Harris Trust and Savings Bank as conservator. Thereafter, the public fiduciary was appointed guardian of Guerin. Appellee Nancy Montague-Elliston subsequently assumed the…