Conservatorship of Genise
Attorney Victoria Tran Sood was appointed by the court to represent the conservatee, Emmanuela Genise,[1] in this conservatorship proceeding. Emmanuela had been diagnosed with dementia and her five adult children were disputing among themselves about various matters from their mother's testamentary documents to whether she could be removed from the assisted living facility where she resided to whether one of the siblings should continue to live rent free in the family home. A global settlement among all parties was ultimately reached and approved by the court, which then discharged Tran Sood as Emmanuela's attorney.
The court also simultaneously entertained Tran Sood's petition for payment of $23,441.03 in attorney fees and costs for her representation of Emmanuela. Roland Genise, as trustee of his mother's trust, filed a written objection to payment of any fees over $7,500. At the hearing on the petition, Tran Sood requested that the matter of her fees and costs be continued to allow her to respond to Roland's objection, but she asked if payment of the undisputed $7,500 could be made pending the court's resolution of the balance of her fee request. From the bench, the court confirmed that this payment â€
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