Monarchcare, Inc. v. Guardianship of Block

Appellant, MonarchCare, Inc., as co-guardian of ward Sanford H. Block, appeals a trial court order authorizing payment of the guardian’s fee and expenses. In authorizing fees, the trial court reduced the hourly rate previously allowed to the guardian and reduced the number of hours. MonarchCare contends that the court erred because it based the reduced rate on a prior judge’s prospective announcement that MonarchCare’s fees would be reduced. While we agree with MonarchCare that the prior judge’s prospective order was not- authorized, - the judge who decided the fees made a thorough review of…