Conservatorship of Zedalis CA4/1
Maryann Jolin appeals a judgment after a court trial approving in part and denying in part an amended accounting of a temporary conservatorship. Jolin challenges the court's imposition of a surcharge against her of $9,857.19 for failing to comply with a court order, commingling conservatorship assets with other funds, and failing to properly account for the assets of the conservatorship estate. Jolin contends the court erred in imposing the surcharge because there was no breach resulting in loss to the conservatee's estate and there was no basis for ordering payment as directed by the court. Jolin also contends the court exceeded its jurisdiction and abused its discretion in awarding costs to Marcia Zedalis Maire, who is Jolin's sister, because it did not find Jolin opposed Maire's objections to the accounting without reasonable cause and in bad faith as required by Probate Code section 2622.5.
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