Legal Opinion

In re Schneider

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 13, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County (Lee L. Holzman, S.), entered on or about February 24, 2004, which, in a probate proceeding, upon the proponent’s motion to reargue, adhered to a prior order awarding compensation to the objectant’s guardian ad litem, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Although the compensation awarded the guardian ad litem is sizeable in comparison to the estate, we are satisfied that the Surrogate gave that factor appropriate weight in an exercise of discretion that, in view of the services rendered, was appropriately “conservative” (cf. Matter of Burk, 6 AD2d 429…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re the Probate of the Will of BurkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
  2. In re the Estate of HassettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dowd v. PintoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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