IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF SCHNEIDER


24 A.D.3d 225 (2005)

804 N.Y.S.2d 920

In the Matter of the Estate of AMELIA SCHNEIDER, Deceased. JOSEPHINE CAVALUZZI, Appellant; IRENE F. PARRINO, as Guardian ad Litem, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 13, 2005.


Although the compensation awarded the guardian ad litem is sizeable in comparison to the estate, we are satisfied that the Surrogate gave that factor appropriate weight in an exercise of discretion that, in view of the services rendered, was appropriately "conservative" (cf. Matter of Burk, 6 A.D.2d 429 [1958]; see Matter of Hassett, 47 A.D.2d 569

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