Legal Opinion
In re Guardianship of Dean
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 17, 1975No. 75-894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIMES, Judge.
The following question of law was certified to this court pursuant to Rule 4.6, F. A.R.
WHERE A PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON IS FILED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AN INTERESTED FRIEND OF THE WARD, BUT IS NOT A RELATIVE OR THE GUARDIAN OF THE WARD’S PROPERTY, AND THE GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON RESIGNS AS A RESULT OF SAID PETITION AND MATTERS BROUGHT OUT AT THE HEARINGS THEREON, AND WHERE IT IS STIPULATED THAT SUCH ACTION BY THE PETITIONER BENEFITED THE WARD, MAY THE COURT AWARD THE PETITIONER HER ATTORNEYS’ FEES UPON HER PETITIONING THE COURT FOR SUCH AN AWARD,…
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