In Re Kiebler Estate

Appellants, beneficiaries of three-fourths of the Estate of Richard J. Kiebler, appeal as of right from the probate court’s allowance of the appellee’s first annual account. Appellants contest the allowance of fiduciary fees and attorney fees totaling $90,000.

The Revised Probate Code authorizes payment of reasonable compensation to a fiduciary and to attorneys who perform necessary legal services in behalf of the estate. MCL 700.541; MSA 27.5541 and MCL 700.543; MSA 27.5543. PCR 908.3 provides that, unless attorney fees are consented to by all the parties, the attorney seeking compensation…