Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable by the appellant personally to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
It is well settled that the Surrogate "bears the ultimate responsibility to decide what constitutes reasonable legal compensation" in estate matters (Matter of Pekofsky v Estate of Cohen,
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