In re Estate of Bryant

Appellant, the successor conservator of Ollie M. Bryant, an incapacitated adult, appeals from an order of the trial court rescinding a prior order of compensation to appellant and requiring him to return the compensation previously paid him. The reason for the rescission order was the trial judge’s conclusion that she had lacked statutory authority to direct the compensation to be paid from the Guardianship Fund established by D.C.Code § 21-2060(b) (1997).1

The merits of the trial judge’s conclusion as to the propriety of the payment are not before us; appellant makes no claim that the judge…