In re Olliff

Hunt, Justice.

We granted certiorari in In re Olliff, 184 Ga. App. 846 (363 SE2d 158) (1987), to determine whether Ms. Olliff was precluded as a matter of law from recovering her expenses and attorney fees incurred in her successful defense against a guardianship petition. Having heard *158the arguments and considered the record and briefs in this case, we agree with the Court of Appeals’ opinion holding that “expenses” as used in OCGA § 29-5-13 (a) refers to “costs” incurred in a judicial proceeding brought under OCGA Ch. 29-5, rather than, as Ms. Olliff claimed, the expenses of litigation.…