SMITH v. GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTELLE KNOX

No. 3D99-1675.

751 So.2d 763 (2000)

Valerie SMITH, Appellant, v. GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTELLE KNOX, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence J. Rohan, Miami, for appellant.

Morton R. Goudiss, Miami Beach, for Appellee.

Before GERSTEN, SHEVIN, and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Valerie Smith ("Smith") appeals a fee reduction for services rendered as limited co-guardian claiming the fee reduction was an abuse of discretion. We agree and reverse.

On two prior occasions, Smith filed a petition for fees based on the same services she performed in this appeal. On both prior occasions, the lower court awarded fees for these services. We find it was an abuse of discretion for the lower court to arbitrarily reduce Smith's fees...

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