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IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF LAMB

Nos. 62711-2-I, 62613-2-I.

228 P.3d 32 (2009)

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF Sandra J. LAMB, An Incompetent Person. In the Matter of the Guardianship of Rebecca Robins, An Incapacitated Person.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered February 17, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Johnson, Hardman & Johnson, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jonathon Bashford, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.

Emily Rebecca Cooper Pura, Disability Rights Washington, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington.

Nancy Lynn Talner, Attorney at Law, Sarah A. Dunne, ACLU, Seattle, WA, Laura Jean Beveridge, Attorney at Law, Cambridge, MA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

LEACH, J.

¶ 1 The decision to award guardian fees lies within the discretion of the superior court. But the court may only award fees for work performed by the guardian that directly benefits the ward. In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether James and Alice Hardman, the co-guardians of Sandra Lamb and Rebecca Robins, may be compensated for engaging in the specific advocacy activities listed in their advocacy report. Because the Hardmans fail to establish...

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