IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF GOLIGER


58 A.D.3d 732 (2009)

871 N.Y.S.2d 689

In the Matter of the Estate of ELEANOR E. GOLIGER, Deceased. DAVID GOLIGER, Respondent, v. DONNA M. GOLIGER, Respondent. ANNE F. PIZZO, Nonparty Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

January 20, 2009.


Ordered that the decree is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs payable by the nonparty appellant.

The Surrogate's Court bears the ultimate responsibility for deciding what constitutes a reasonable attorney's fee, and the evaluation of what constitutes a reasonable attorney's fee is a matter within the sound discretion of the court (see Matter of Katz, 55 A.D.3d 836 [2008]; Matter of Szkambara,

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