YAMAT v. VERMA L. B.

No. 96-2313.

214 Wis.2d 207 (1997)

571 N.W.2d 860

IN the MATTER OF the GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PLACEMENT OF VERMA L. B., Alleged Incompetent: Michael A. YAMAT, Temporary Guardian, Petitioner-Appellant, v. VERMA L. B., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the petitioner-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael A. Yamat, of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Laura Neuman of the Elderly Advocacy Project, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the respondent, an amicus curiae brief was submitted by Patricia M. Cavey and Jeannine C. Valenti, guardian ad litem for Verma L. B., of the Mental Disability Law Center of Milwaukee.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Schudson and Curley, JJ.


CURLEY, J.

Michael A. Yamat appeals from an order denying his request for attorney fees from Verma L. B.'s estate. Yamat argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion by failing to set forth the process of reasoning which led to its decision, and by failing to make the necessary factual findings. We conclude that the trial court's decision was supported by proper factual findings, but we conclude that...

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