Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Yates
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 2010No. 08-PR-896PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Christina C. Forbes, appeals an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Probate Division, that denied her motion for leave to late file a petition for compensation for work done in her capacity as a court-appointed guardian. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. Facts
Appellant was appointed as guardian for Ronnie Yates, an incapacitated individual without significant assets, on March 15, 2005. Mr. Yates died on May 30, 2006. Appellant filed her final guardianship report with the Superior Court’s…
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