Scott v. Estate of Prendergast

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

Bob Scott and June Ball appeal from an order of the Benton County Circuit Court awarding attorney fees in the amount of $4,166.25 after Scott had submitted a fee petition asking for $32,623.90. On appeal, they argue that the trial court abused its discretion by reducing the amount of attorney fees, asserting that the evidence does not support the trial court’s award and that the requested fees were consistent with the statutory fee schedule for probating an estate.1 We hold that the order entered by the trial court does not comport with the standards established…