A man who brought but ultimately withdrew a petition in a contested guardianship case must pay legal fees for the allegedly incapacitated person, who is his mother, as well as that of a court-appointed evaluator, a judge has ruled.
Acting Nassau County Court Judge Gary Knobel said the withdrawn petition served as the “functional equivalent” of a dismissed guardianship bid. He ordered the petitioner, who is the son of the allegedly incapacitated person, to pay just under $50,000 for the evaluator and for his mother’s lawyer.
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