In the Matter of Conservatorship of Irwin

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Mary Lou Young (Young) was appointed for her mother, Lela Irwin (Irwin), as her conservator and guardian. After Irwin’s death, Young attempted to have the circuit court approve the conser-vatorship’s final accounting. A granddaughter of Irwin, Stephanie Maxon (Max-on), and the attorney appointed for Irwin objected to the final accounting. Young appealed after the circuit court refused to approve the accounting and “surcharged” 1 Young for over $70,000. We reverse in part, affirm in part and remand.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Jn 1999, eighty-three-year-old Irwin was placed at the Human…