in the Estate of Earle Stanton

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

Carnegie H. Mims, Jr., as former temporary administrator of the Estate of Earle Stanton (the “Estate”), appeals certain orders relating to the administration of the Estate. In five issues, Mims challenges the ad litem’s standing and authority and contends the probate court erred in appointing a third-party dependent administrator, failing to award Mims attorney’s fees for legal services he performed as the temporary administrator, ordering an ad-vanee to the attorney ad litem for expenses, and setting the dependent administrator’s bond at $10,000. We…