In re Salvati

*407In 2003, the respondent was appointed guardian for Linda Salvati, who was then in her 80s and in a coma. Thereafter, as required by Mental Hygiene Law § 81.32, the guardian filed annual accounts for the years 2003 through 2007. The reports for 2003 through 2006 were reviewed by a court-appointed examiner and approved by the court “in the respects set forth in the Examiner’s Report.”

After Salvati died in November 2008, the guardian prepared a final report and account and commenced a proceeding seeking final approval and settlement pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law §§ 81.33 and 81.34, serving the…