Ash v. Ash
After the ward's death, the probate court found that the successor guardian (and mother of the deceased ward) lacked standing to object to the guardian of the property's final accounting and to the former guardian's reimbursement petitions, and discharged the corporate guardian. The Third District reversed, holding that Patricia — previously adjudicated an interested person in an unappealed order, recognized as such by a prior panel, entitled to statutory notice of fee and expense petitions as successor guardian, and an intestate heir — reasonably expected to be affected by the outcome and therefore had standing to participate in the winding-up proceedings.
Key facts
- Patricia Ash, successor guardian and mother of deceased ward, objected to the guardian of the property's final accounting and reimbursement petitions in probate court.
- The probate court found Patricia lacked standing to object and discharged the corporate guardian of the property.
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Why it matters
The opinion is a useful standing authority for probate and guardianship practitioners: it ties the right to notice under section 744.108(6) directly to standing to object to fees, reimbursements, and final accountings… — full analysis with a trial
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