In re the Guardianship of Smith

OPINION OF THE COURT

(May 23, 2013)

HODGE, Chief Justice.

Beverly A. Edney, Esq., appeals from the Superior Court’s October 10, 2012 Order, which denied her request for attorney’s fees, as well as several earlier orders that partially formed the basis for that denial. For the reasons that follow, we will reverse the October 10, 2012 Order, and remand this matter to the Superior Court to address Edney’s attorney’s fees claim.

I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE

This matter came before the Court in two prior appeals. In In re Guardianship of Smith, 54 V.I. 517 (V.I. 2010), Edney…