Romano v. Olshen

This consolidated appeal centers upon the attempts of a guardian and his attorneys to recover guardianship administration fees from a joint investment account held by a ward and his spouse that was part of a guardianship estate. We affirm the orders authorizing the guardian to access the account after the death of the ward and reverse the order that barred access to the account. .

Jack Olshen (“the Ward”) and his wife Irene were married in 2004, when the Ward was in his mid-seventies and Irene was 10 years his junior. In January 2010, the Ward sold Olshen Overseas, Inc., the business he had…