Snell v. Guardianship of Snell

The appellant, the emergency temporary guardian in the proceedings below, challenges a final order of the trial court disposing of a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs and surcharging the appellant for *710legal fees previously paid. He contends that the final order contains significant discrepancies and the trial court erred in surcharging him absent formal notice and an opportunity to be heard. We agree and reverse.

The appellant was appointed emergency temporary guardian after filing a petition to determine the capacity of his mother, Iva Snell. Following an adversarial evi-dentiary hearing,…