A trial judge acted within her discretion in allowing payment of attorney fees from an estate, a state appeals court said, but it also pressed for more details on how the amounts to be paid were reached.

The Appellate Division’s decision came in two consolidated appeals pertaining to trust beneficiaries from the estate of Keith O’Malley challenging orders granting relief to interested parties and counsel fees.

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