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àNo.€10079Ð  ` Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D àœ)Ìà Ø àà 0 àPetitioner/Appellant,à D à)Ð 0 € Ðà Ø àv.à 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D à)Ð @  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D à)Ìà Ø àJOHN€O.€BLESSING,€ET€UX,à D à)Ð `°  Ðà Ø àANDà 0 àSARAH€L.€JONES,€à D à)›Ð pÀ  Мà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D à)›Ìœà Ø àà 0 àRespondents/Appellees.à D à)›Ð à ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÓ€ÓCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€WILSON€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌAT€€LEBANON,€TENNESSEEÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€C.€K.€SMITH,€CHANCELLORÌÌÓ€ÓÓ  ÓœÌÌTHOMAS€E.€WATTS,€JR.Ì201€4th€Avenue€North,€Suite€1260ÌP.€O.€Box€198494ÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37219›Ìà Ø àATTORNEY€FOR€œAPPELLANT›ÌœÌ̛̜VESTER€NEAL€AGEE,€SR.ÌAgee€&€AgeeÌ104€ðð€Public€SquareÌP.€O.€Box€649ÌLebanon,€Tennessee€€37088„0649›Ìà Ø àœATTORNEY›€FOR€œAPPELLEES›Ì̛̜̜Ó  ÓAFFIRMED›€AND€REMANDEDÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌñ‚ñÑ2±ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€¦|XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  ÑÑ2±ÑÑ € ÑÑ#€Xÿÿd#ÑÑ  Ññ‚ñÌñ‚ñÑ2±ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€¦|XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ññ‚ñWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ h;¸67w ÐÑ2±ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€¦|XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ññ‚ñÑ2±ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  Ññ‚ñÓ  ÓÔ€„«„¼¼ NÔòòO€€P€€I€€N€€I€€O€€NóóÐ ° ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ€ÓÔ€¼ N¼„„«Ôà Ø àThis€case€involves€a€family€dispute€over€conservatorship€for€an€elderlyÐ pÀ Ðgentleman,€now€deceased.ÌÌà Ø àThe€record€before€the€court€is€confused,€disorganized€and€inadequate€toÏfacilitate€complete€appellate€review.€œ€These€proceedings€began€when,€on›€May€9,Ï1995,€Laura€Emily€Blessing€œWard›€œ("Mrs.€Ward"),€a›€resident€of€Raleigh,€NorthÏCarolina€and€the€only€child€of€Carlton€Agib€œBlessing€("Carlton€Blessing"),›€filedÏa€petition€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Wilson€County,€Tennessee,€asking€to€beÏappointed€conservator€of€her€aging€father,€then€92€years€of€age.€€In€her€petition€sheÏalleged€that€her€father,€because€of€mental€and€physical€impairment,€was€unable€toÏadequately€care€for€his€person€and€his€property€and€that€she€was€the€proper€personÏto€be€appointed€conservator.€€Mrs.€Ward€was€at€the€time€and€continues€to€beÏrepresented€by€Honorable€Thomas€E.€Watts,€Jr.€of€the€Nashville€Bar.ÌÌà Ø àOn€July€13,€1995,€the€proposed€conservatee,€then€93€year€old€CarltonÏœBlessing,€acting€through€his€attorney€Honorable€Thomas€C.€Binkley€of€theÏNashville€Bar,€responded€denying€his€need€for€a€conservator€and€pointing€out€thatÏhis€daughter€was€a€resident€of€North€Carolina€and€could€not€serve€as€conservatorÏof€his€estate€because€of€the€restrictions€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€35„¼50„107.€€While€no€order€appears€in€the€file€appointing€a€guardian€ad€litem,ÏHonorable€Shawn€J.€McBrien€("Mr.€McBrien")€of€the€Wilson€County€Bar,€on€JulyÏ31,€1995,€filed€an€interim€report€generally€asserting€that€Carlton€Blessing,€whileÏaged,€hearing€impaired€and€confused,€preferred€to€live€in€his€own€home€under€theÏcare€of€his€stepson,€John€Orville€Blessing€and€John's€wife€Brenda€Blessing.ÌÌà Ø àOn€September€7,€1995,€John€Orville€Blessing€("John€Blessing"),€actingÏthrough€his€attorney,€Honorable€Vester€Neal€Agee,€Sr.€of€the€Wilson€County€Bar,Ïfiled€a€motion€to€intervene€in€the€conservatorship€proceeding.€€In€his€proposedÏintervening€petition,€John€Blessing€denied€any€need€for€a€conservator,€but€assertedÏthat€in€the€event€the€court€determined€a€conservator€to€be€necessary€for€CarltonÏBlessing,€that€he,€John€Blessing,€should€be€named€as€such€conservator.€€By€orderÏof€September€27,€1995,€the€chancellor€allowed€the€intervening€petition€of€JohnÐ Ø8(4@ ÐBlessing.€€On€January€10,€1996,€John€Blessing€filed€a€motion€to€be€appointedÏtemporary€conservator€of€Carlton€Blessing€pending€final€disposition€of€theÏconservatorship€case,€alleging€medical€necessity€as€a€basis€for€temporaryÏconservatorship.€€A€hearing€on€this€temporary€petition€was€held€on€January€10€andÏan€order€was€entered€January€23,€1996,€appointing€John€Blessing€temporaryÏconservator€to€authorize€medical€treatment€and€setting€the€case€for€final€hearingÏon€March€7,€1996.ÌÌà Ø àOn€February€5,€1996,€Mrs.€Ward€filed€a€motion€to€amend€her€petition€toÏsuggest€that€Honorable€James€H.€Rock€of€Coffee€County,€Tennessee,€be€appointedÏas€co„conservator€with€her€of€the€person€and€estate€of€Carlton€Blessing.€ÏFollowing€this,€on€March€7,€1996,€Mr.€McBrien€filed€what€is€termed€his€"final"Ïreport€as€guardian€ad€litem,€recommending€that€Carlton€Blessing€be€allowed€toÏremain€in€his€home€for€as€long€as€possible,€and€that€John€Blessing€be€appointedÏhis€conservator€under€proper€bond€and€instructed€to€prepare€a€propertyÏmanagement€plan.€€This€final€report€of€the€guardian€ad€litem€was€accompanied€byÏletters€from€Sandra€Phillips,€P.H.D.,€Clinical€Director€of€Cumberland€MentalÏHealth€Services,€Inc.,€and€from€Joseph€E.€Hurt,€M.D.€who€opined€that€due€toÏdementia€and€vascular€disease,€Carlton€Blessing€was€incompetent€to€makeÏpersonal€decisions€or€manage€his€own€affairs.€€On€March€26,€1996,€an€order€wasÏentered€allowing€the€amendment€to€the€original€petition€alleging€that€John€RockÏshould€be€appointed€co„conservator€with€Mrs.€Ward.ÌÌà Ø àFollowing€a€hearing,€an€order€was€entered€by€the€court€on€April€15,€1996,Ïwhich€provided€in€its€opening€paragraph:€€"This€matter€having€come€before€theÏcourt€on€the€petition€to€appoint€a€conservator€on€March€7,€1996€and€upon€hearingÏthe€proof€of€the€parties,€witnesses,€exhibits€and€the€reports€of€the€guardian€adÏlitem,€Dr.€Sandra€Phillips€and€Dr.€Hurt€and€the€statements€of€counsel€finds€that€theÏward€is€in€need€of€a€conservator€over€his€the€person€and€his€the€property."€€TheÏcourt€thereupon€appointed€John€Blessing€and€his€wife€Brenda€as€co„conservatorsÏof€the€person€and€property€of€Carlton€Blessing.€€The€record€contains€neither€aÏverbatim€transcript€nor€a€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€24(c)€statementÏof€the€evidence€heard€by€the€chancellor€at€this€March€7,€1996€hearing.€€ÌÐ H9˜4B Ðà Ø àOn€April€22,€1996,€Mrs.€Ward€filed€an€extensive€motion€to€reconsider€theÏMarch€7,€1996€ruling€supported€by€affidavits€from€both€herself€and€Dr.€Joseph€E.ÏHurt€with€extensive€factual€allegations€therein.€€On€May€3,€1996,€€the€conservatorsÏfiled€an€inventory€and€property€management€plan€along€with€a€response€to€theÏApril€22€€motion€of€Mrs.€Ward,€this€response€being€accompanied€by€an€affidavitÏof€John€Blessing,€asserting€certain€facts.€€On€May€15,€1996,€an€order€was€enteredÏapproving€the€inventory€and€management€plan€of€the€co„conservators€and€settingÏbond€at€$30,000.00.€€On€May€21,€1996,€an€order€was€entered€acknowledgingÏpending€petitions€but€taking€little€action.€€On€May€31,€1996,€the€co„conservatorsÏfiled€an€answer€to€the€motion€of€Mrs.€Ward.€€On€June€7,€1996,€the€guardian€adÏlitem€filed€an€answer€to€the€motion€of€Mrs.€Ward,€recommending€that€same€beÏdismissed.€€ÌÌà Ø àBy€order€of€October€21,€1996,€the€case€was€set€for€trial€on€November€14,Ï1996.€€On€November€14,€1996,€the€guardian€ad€litem€filed€his€"second€finalÏreport"€which€is€extensive€in€its€allegation€of€facts€and€which€concludes€with€the€Ïguardian€ad€litem's€opinion€that€it€was€best€for€the€conservatee€to€maintain€theÏexisting€status.€€On€December€6,€1996,€the€guardian€ad€litem€filed€a€petition€forÏemergency,€temporary€custody,€again€asserting€facts€and€recommending€that€theÏauthority€of€the€co„conservators€be€suspended€until€a€hearing€could€be€held.€€OnÏthat€same€date,€December€6,€1996,€an€order€was€entered€providing€in€part:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àTHIS€MATTER€having€come€before€the€Court€on€the€PetitionÏof€the€Guardian€ad€Litem€and€based€on€the€allegations€andÏinformation€received€the€Court€finds€that€it€is€in€the€best€interest€ofÏthe€ward,€Carlton€Blessing,€that€temporary€custody€be€given€to€theÏDepartment€of€Human€Services€for€the€purpose€of€placing€the€WardÏinto€the€proper€medical€facility;€That€it€is€in€the€best€interest€of€theÏward€that€the€authority€of€the€Co„conservators€be€suspended€until€aÏhearing€can€be€held€on€this€matter;€That€the€Co„conservators,€theirÏagents,€friends€and€or€family€shall€not€in€any€way€use,€sell,€orÏdispose€of€any€of€the€assets€of€the€ward;€that€until€further€order€of€theÏCourt€the€Guardian€ad€litem€shall€have€authority€to€act€on€the€bestÏinterest€of€the€ward€in€regards€to€his€medical€care€and€financialÏaffairs.€€That€a€hearing€in€this€matter€shall€be€set€for€December€23rd,Ï1996€at€9:00€am.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àIT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€ANDÏDECREED€that€all€previous€orders€entered€in€this€matter€areÏsuspended;€that€the€Department€of€Human€Services€shall€haveÏtemporary€custody€of€the€ward;€that€the€powers€and€authority€of€theÏCo„conservators€shall€be€suspended€until€further€orders€of€the€court;Ð H9˜4< Ðthat€the€Co„conservators€are€restrained€from€transferring,€using,€orÏin€any€way€disposing€of€the€assets€of€the€Ward€until€further€orders€ofÏthe€Court;€that€the€Guardian€Ad€Litem€shall€have€full€authority€toÏhandle€the€medical€and€financial€affairs€of€the€ward€until€furtherÏorders€of€the€court;€That€this€matter€shall€be€set€for€a€hearing€on€theÏ23rd€day€of€December.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àOn€December€10,€1996,€acting€through€her€attorneys€Thomas€E.€Watts,€Jr.Ïand€William€E.€Farmer€of€the€Lebanon€Bar,€Mrs.€Ward€filed€a€motion€seeking,Ïamong€other€things,€to€be€made€temporary€emergency€conservator€of€CarltonÏBlessing.€€On€December€16,€1996,€an€order€was€entered€continuing€the€hearing€ofÏthe€case€until€May€9,€1997.€€On€December€23,€1996,€counsel€for€John€BlessingÏfiled€a€motion€contesting€€the€temporary€conservatorship€and€asking€that€the€caseÏbe€set€for€trial.€€Also,€on€December€23,€1996,€the€guardian€ad€litem€filed€his€"thirdÏreport"€asserting€factually€that€Carlton€Blessing€should€be€placed€in€a€nursingÏhome€because€John€and€Brenda€Blessing,€though€willing€to€continue,€were€€noÏlonger€able€to€care€for€the€conservatee€and€further€recommending€that€his€houseÏbe€sold€and€the€money€be€used€for€his€care.ÌÌà Ø àOn€December€31,€1996,€counsel€for€Mrs.€Ward€filed€a€motion€forÏreimbursement€of€attorney€fees€and€expenses€pursuant€to€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€section€34„11„114,€supported€by€the€affidavits€of€Thomas€E.€Watts,€Jr.Ïand€William€E.€Farmer.€€On€January€3,€1997,€the€guardian€ad€litem€filed€a€motionÏseeking€the€sale€of€the€real€and€personal€property€of€Carlton€Blessing€and€seekingÏa€determination€of€attorney€fees.€€ÌÌà Ø àOn€January€17,€1997,€the€trial€court€entered€a€"findings€of€fact"€relative€toÏthe€physical€condition€of€Carlton€Blessing€and€the€continued€use€of€artificialÏnutrition€to€him€by€nasal„gastric€tubes.€€After€reciting€the€positions€of€all€parties,Ïthe€court€ruled€that€no€further€medical€intervention€by€nasal„gastric€tube€shouldÏbe€done.€€On€January€21,€1997,€the€following€order€was€entered:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àThis€matter€having€come€before€the€Court€on€December€6,Ï1996,€upon€Petition€for€Emergency€Custody€filed€by€the€GuardianÏAd€Litem€in€behalf€of€the€Department€of€Human€Services,€at€whichÏtime€the€Court€entered€an€Order€granting€temporary€custody€of€theÏward,€Carlton€Agib€Blessing,€to€the€Department€of€Human€ServicesÏfor€the€purpose€of€placing€ward€into€a€proper€medical€facility€and€setÏthe€case€for€hearing€on€December€23,€1996,€with€the€duties€of€theÐ Ð9 5> ÐCo„Conservators€to€be€suspended€pending€final€disposition€of€thisÏcause.€€Thereafter,€on€December€23,€1996,€this€cause€came€on€to€beÏheard€and€attorney€for€Conservator€filed€a€Motion€for€continuanceÏand€moved€the€Court€to€continue€said€case€upon€the€grounds€set€outÏin€said€Motion.€€Thereupon€the€Court€asked€the€other€partiesÏinvolved€if€there€were€any€reason€why€the€continuance€should€not€beÏgranted€and€after€some€discussion€the€Court€did€not€act€upon€theÏmotion€for€continuance€and€without€a€hearing€on€any€of€the€factsÏinvolved€in€the€Petition€for€Temporary€Custody€to€the€DepartmentÏof€Human€Services,€the€Court€thereupon€appointed€Shawn€McBrien,Ïthe€Guardian€Ad€Litem,€as€temporary€conservator€of€the€ward€andÏset€his€bond€at€$5,000.00€pending€the€final€disposition€of€all€theÏissues€in€this€case.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àThe€ward€will€remain€in€the€nursing€home€and€the€do€notÏresuscitate€Order€which€had€been€in€place€in€this€matter€at€theÏnursing€home,€is€to€remain€in€force€as€agreed€by€all€parties.€€TheÏward€shall€continue€to€receive€artificial€feedings€as€deemedÏnecessary€by€the€treating€physician€and€that€the€treating€physicianÏwill€be€instructed€to€attempt€to€take€the€ward€off€Haldal€and€reduceÏthe€sedation€of€the€ward€and€not€to€place€any€type€of€PEG€into€theÏPlaintiff€at€this€time.€€In€the€event€the€ward€must€be€heavily€sedatedÏin€order€to€receive€artificial€nutrition,€the€Temporary€ConservatorÏwill€contact€the€parties€in€regard€to€this€action€and€if€the€parties€areÏunable€to€agree€on€the€proper€course€of€action,€the€Court€will€beÏnotified€in€order€to€make€such€a€decision.€€The€parties€agree€ifÏdeemed€necessary€by€the€treating€physician€or€health€careÏprofessionals,€restraints€may€be€used€in€order€to€confine€the€ward.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àThereupon,€the€Department€of€Human€Services€moved€theÏCourt€that€they€be€permitted€to€withdraw€as€a€party€to€this€causeÏwhich€Motion€was€granted€and€they€are€relieved€as€custodian€for€theÏward.€€This€cause€will€be€heard€on€May€9,€1997€at€9:00€a.m.€for€oneÏ(1)€full€day€as€provided€in€the€Order€rendered€on€November€14,Ï1996,€on€all€issues€as€to€the€permanent€conservatorship.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àThe€said€John€&€Brenda€Blessing€will€file€an€accounting€andÏsettlement€of€the€ward's€property€and€turn€the€assets€over€to€ShawnÏMcBride,€as€temporary€conservator,€pending€final€disposition€of€thisÏcause.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àEntered€this€the€òò€òò21€óóóó€day€of€January,€1997.Ð,P'%Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ€ÓBefore€the€guardian€ad€litem€had€qualified€to€succeed€John€and€Brenda€BlessingÏas€conservator,€Carlton€Blessing€died€on€January€20,€1997.ÌÌà Ø àIt€is€well€to€note€again,€the€deficiency€of€the€record€in€this€cause.€€From€theÏtime€of€the€filing€of€the€original€conservatorship€petition€by€Mrs.€Ward€on€MayÏ9,€1995,€until€after€the€death€of€Carlton€Blessing€on€January€20,€1997,€no€evidenceÏunderlying€the€actions€of€the€trial€court€is€preserved€for€appellate€review.€€ThereÏis€no€transcript€of€testimony€and€no€Rule€24(c)€statement€of€fact€preserved€byÐ H9˜45 Ðanyone,€appellant€or€appellee.ÌÌà Ø àPrior€to€the€death€of€Carlton€Blessing,€all€counsel€representing€all€partiesÏhad€applied€to€the€court€for€attorney€fees€and€expenses€to€be€charged€to€theÏconservatorship.€€All€petitions€by€all€parties,€except€the€guardian€ad€litem,€wereÏstrenuously€objected€to€by€the€opposing€parties.€€No€adjudication€by€the€court€asÏto€any€fees€or€expenses€and€no€adjudication€as€to€the€petition€of€the€guardian€adÏlitem€to€sell€personal€and€real€property€had€occurred€prior€to€the€death€of€CarltonÏBlessing€on€January€20,€1997.ÌÌà Ø àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€34„13„108(e)(1996)€provides€in€part:€€ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àWhen€the€disabled€person€dies€.€.€.€the€conservatorship€shallÏterminate.€€Within€one€hundred€twenty€(120)€days€after€the€date€theÏconservatorship€terminates,€the€conservator€shall€file€a€preliminaryÏfinal€accounting€with€the€court€which€shall€account€for€all€assets,Ïreceipts€and€disbursements€from€the€date€of€the€last€accounting€untilÏthe€date€the€conservatorship€terminates,€and€shall€detail€the€amountÏof€the€final€distribution€to€close€the€conservatorship.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌñzñÓ€Óñzññyñà Ø àñyñTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€34„11„113(e)(Supp.€1998)€provides€inÏpart:€Ìñ{ñÓ€Óñ{ññ|ñÌñ|ñà8 Ø àà 0 àNotwithstanding€any€provisions€of€law€to€the€contrary,€theÏduty€of€the€fiduciary€appointed€under€the€provisions€of€this€title€shallÏnot€cease€at€the€death€of€the€disabled€person,€but€shall€continue€forÏthe€sole€purpose€of€making€reasonable€and€proper€funeralÏarrangements€for€the€disposition€of€the€remains€of€the€disabledÏperson,€at€death.€€Upon€the€death€of€the€disabled€person,€theÏfiduciary€shall€be€allowed€credits€in€the€accounting€for€all€reasonableÏexpenses€of€the€disabled€person's€funeral.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌñzñÓ€Óñzññ}ñÓ€Óñ}ñThe€ward€having€died€on€January€20,€1997,€the€former€co„conservators€filed€theirÏfinal€accounting€on€March€27,€1997€and€this€was€approved€by€the€Clerk€&€MasterÏon€April€10,€1997.€€On€April€16,€1997,€Mr.€McBrien€as€guardian€ad€litem/Ïconservator,€filed€his€final€accounting€indicating€that€as€of€March€27,€1997,€thereÏremained€$11,451.00€in€the€conservatorship€account.ÌÌà Ø àOn€April€18,€1997,€Mrs.€Ward€filed€an€objection€to€the€final€settlementÏwhich€€states€in€part:Ìñ{ñÓ€Óñ{ññ~ñÓ€Óñ~ñà8 Ø àà 0 à3.€€The€so„called€Final€Settlement€and€distribution€which€wasÏsubmitted€with€the€Motion€does€not€address€the€attorney's€fees€thatÐ H9˜4< Ðare€still€outstanding€pursuant€to€the€last€hearing€of€the€ChanceryÏCourt.€€Petitioner€respectfully€submits€that€no€Final€Settlement€forÏthe€Conservatorship€can€be€undertaken€and€accomplished€until€theÏattorneys'€fees€questions€are€resolved.€€The€Chancery€court€orderedÏa€complete€hearing€on€this€matter€for€November€17€and€18,€1997.€ÏPetitioner€believes€the€Court€cannot€approve€the€Final€Settlement€ofÏthe€subject€Co„Conservators€until€after€that€hearing,€or€in€theÏalter[n]ative,€the€Court€can€take€and€receive€an€interim€settlementÏfrom€these€Co„Conservators,€whose€power€and€duties€for€the€fundsÏand€property€of€Carlton€Blessing€ended€on€December€6,€1996.€ÏUnder€that€scenario,€the€Final€Settlement€would€be€held€open€by€Mr.ÏShawn€McBrien€pending€resolution€of€the€attorneys'€fees€questions.€ÏFurthermore,€under€that€proposed€scenario,€it€would€be€proper€forÏthe€Chancery€Court€to€Order€all€funds€and€property€of€CarltonÏBlessing€to€be€held€under€the€control€of€the€Chancery€Court€until€thisÏpending€issue€is€resolved.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àBased€upon€the€above€styled€objections,€the€PetitionerÏrespectfully€requests€the€Court€deny€the€approval€of€the€FinalÏSettlement€which€has€been€submitted€and€requests€the€Court€requireÏan€interim€settlement€of€the€Co„Conservators€which€shows€theÏamount€of€monies€and€property€which€came€into€the€control€of€Mr.ÏShawn€McBrien€on€December€6,€1996,€pursuant€to€the€previousÏOrder€of€the€Court.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àIn€addition,€Petitioner€moves€the€Court€to€issue€an€Order€toÏthe€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County,€Tennessee,€which€in€essenceÏwill€consolidate€the€pending€probate€matters€into€the€presentÏChancery€Court€action€before€this€Court€and€will€place€a€hold€on€allÏassets€of€Carlton€Blessing,€subject€to€the€final€action€of€the€ChanceryÏCourt€concerning€the€questions€of€costs€and€attorneys'€fees€scheduledÏfor€hearing€on€November€17€and€18,€1997.€€In€the€alter[n]ative,ÏPetitioner€moves€the€Court€to€issue€a€Restraining€Order€to€the€Co„¼Executors€for€the€Estate€of€Carlton€Blessing,€preventing€them€fromÏdisposing€of,€disbursing,€transferring€or€conveying€any€property€andÏassets€of€the€Estate€of€Carlton€Blessing.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àThis€action€is€requested€and€required€to€promote€and€allowÏuniform€justice€concerning€the€payment€of€the€debts€and€obligationsÏof€Carlton€Blessing€and€should€be€allowed€under€the€rules€of€equity.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àThus€begins€the€jurisdictional€battle€between€the€chancery€court€involvingÏthe€conservatorship€and€the€probate€court€involving€the€estate€of€Carlton€Blessing.ÏThe€record€shows€that€letters€testamentary€were€issued€by€the€Probate€Court€ofÏWilson€County€to€John€Blessing€and€Sarah€Jones€as€co„executors€of€the€will€ofÏCarlton€Blessing.ÌÌà Ø àIt€is€worthy€of€note€that€the€record€shows€an€excerpt€from€proceedings€heldÏon€January€28,€1997€eight€days€after€the€death€of€Carlton€Blessing.€€At€thisÐ H9˜45 Ðhearing,€the€chancellor€construed€the€conservatorship€statutes€to€allow€him€to€setÏfees€which€he€did€at€$100.00€per€hour€for€all€attorneys€involved.€€The€recordÏfurther€discloses€the€following€ruling€of€the€chancellor€of€May€6,€1997:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:à D àThe€only€issue€is€reasonableness.€Ð x È ÐI€read€your€briefs€a€great€deal.€€All€of€you€wrote€a€great€brief.€€IÏparticularly€liked€yours,€Mr.€McBrien,€and€I€felt€like€you€were€rightÏon€point,€so€I€want€you€to€prepare€this€order.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àMR.€McBRIEN:à D àOkay.€€Now,€once€The€CourtÐ ¸   Ðdetermines€on€the€28th€whether€or€not€these€fees€are€reasonable,€TheÏCourt€will€set€an€amount€for€all€parties€„„Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:à D àThat's€right.Ð è8  Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àMR.€McBRIEN:à D à„„€and€at€that€point€it€will€becomeÐ øH  Ða€judgment€of€this€Court,€in€which€time€those€people€can€take€thatÏjudgment€to€file€a€claim€with€the€estate.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:à D àFile€a€claim€with€the€estate.€€Now,Ð (x ÐI€think€you€have€six€months€to€file€a€claim.€€That's€why€we€don'tÏneed€this€thing€to€continue€on€and€off.€€I€don't€know€when€theÏappointment€for€executors€and€administrators€for€that€came€about,Ïbut€it€was€after€the€1st€of€the€year,€so€you've€got€plenty€of€time.€€I'mÏnot€getting€into€that.€€All€I'm€going€to€do€is€set€the€fees.€€You€allÏcollect€them€the€best€way€you€can.€€I€don't€think€there€is,€apparently,Ïany€money€in€the€estate€to€pay€them,€and€I€don't€think€that€you€haveÏ„„Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àMR.€McBRIEN:€à D àYour€Honor,€I€had€thatÐ ¸ Ðconservatorship€for€about€a€month€or€maybe€a€month€and€a€half.€€IÏthink€we€paid€about€three€bills€on€it.€€The€case€assets€we€had€actuallyÏcame€in€after€he€died,€I€believe,€and€they€put€that€at€about€$10,000Ïor€$11,000€cash€money.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:à D àI€think€you€just€pay€all€that€overÐ $X Ðto€the€probate€court€and€all€of€you€file€your€claims.€€Now,€yours€IÏmaybe€could€do€differently€with.€€Are€you€suggesting€I€handle€yoursÏdifferently?Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àMR.€McBRIEN:à D àYour€Honor,€I€don't€think€you€can.€Ð H(˜## ÐI€think€I'm€going€to€have€to€file€a€claim€just€like€everybody€else.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àTHE€COURT:à D àI€kind€of€feel€like€if€it€was€enoughÐ h*¸%% Ðmoney,€I'd€probably€have€to€prorate€this€anyway€between€all€of€youÏat€$11,000€if€I€did€this,€so€I€think€the€simplest€thing€to€do€isÏeverybody€just€file€a€claim€to€probate€court.€€It's€going€to€beÏdissolving€the€estate.€€They're€going€to€sell€the€property€and€payÏeverybody,€but€that's€what€I'm€going€to€do.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àAs€far€as€the€amounts,€I'll€have€those€decided€after.€€All€ÏI€want€to€look€at€now€on€the€28th€day€of€this€month€is€the€amountsÏrequested€and€any€objections€that€you€all€have€to€anybody's€requestÏfor€a€fee.€€The€reasonableness€is€the€only€issue€that€will€be€broughtÏbefore€me€on€that€day.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ€ÓDespite€the€findings€of€May€6,€1997,€and€the€ultimate€setting€of€fees€by€theÏchancery€court€on€May€28,€1997,€and€despite€the€fact€that€all€assets€had€passedÐ À843 Ðinto€the€hands€of€the€co„executors€under€orders€of€the€probate€court,€theseÏconservatorship€proceedings€continued€until€the€chancellor€entered€his€final€orderÏof€September€3,€1997,€from€which€Mrs.€Ward€appealed.€€€à ð àÐ à0 ÐÌà Ø àThe€battle€continued€in€the€€court€of€appeals.€€This€court,€by€April€23,€1998Ïorder,€allowed€an€affidavit€of€the€deputy€clerk€of€the€Probate€Court€of€WilsonÏCounty€and€a€certified€copy€of€the€order€entered€by€the€Probate€Court€of€WilsonÏCounty€on€March€25,€1998,€to€be€considered€as€post„judgment€facts€in€accordanceÏwith€Tennessee€Rule€of€Appellate€Procedure€14.€€This€affidavit€provides,€inÏrelevant€part:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 à(2)à ˆ àThe€Will€of€Carlton€Agib€Blessing€was€probated€in€theÐ  ð ÐProbate€court€on€February€20,€1997,€and€Notice€to€Creditors€beingÏpublished€in€the€Lebanon€Democrat€with€the€First€Notice€ofÏCreditors€being€published€on€February€27,€1997.€€That€the€six€(6)Ïmonth€period€for€filing€of€claims€in€the€Probate€Court€expired€onÏAugust€27,€1997.€€I€further€state€that€I€have€checked€the€record€inÏthis€file€and€that€although€the€said€Laura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€filedÏa€Claim€in€this€Court€based€on€a€judgment€for€attorney€fees€renderedÏon€May€28,€1997,€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Wilson€County,ÏTennessee,€styled€òòLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€v.€Carlton€AgibÐ 0€ ÐBlessingóó,€No.:€10079.€€No€certified€copy€or€other€copy€of€the€OrderÐ @ Ðof€Substitution€of€Parties€rendered€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€WilsonÏCounty€in€the€case€styled€òòLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€v.€CarltonÐ `!°  ÐAgib€Blessingóó,€No:€10079,€has€been€filed€of€record€in€this€Court.€Ð p"À! ÐThe€statements€contained€in€this€Affidavit€are€made€of€my€ownÏpersonal€knowledge.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ€ÓThe€pertinent€portion€of€the€March€25,€1998€order€of€the€Probate€Judge€reads€asÏfollows:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àThat€the€case€of€òòLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€v.€Carlton€AgibÐ à)0%) ÐBlessingóó,€was€pending€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Wilson€County,Ð ð*@&* ÐTennessee,€being€Docket€No.:€10079,€at€the€time€the€said€CarltonÏAgib€Blessing€died€on€January€20,€1997.€€That€the€Will€of€CarltonÏAgib€Blessing€was€duly€probated€in€the€Probate€Court€of€WilsonÏCounty,€Tennessee,€on€February€27,€1997.€€The€judgment€uponÏwhich€this€claim€was€based€was€rendered€in€the€Chancery€Court€ofÏWilson€County,€Tennessee,€in€the€cause€styled€Laura€Emily€BlessingÏWard€vs.€Carlton€Agib€Blessing€being€Docket€No.:€10079,€on€MayÏ28,€1997.€€That€a€Suggestion€of€Death€was€filed€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€in€said€case€on€June€5,€1997€and€an€Order€of€Substitution€ofÏParties€was€granted€in€the€Chancery€Court€on€July€2,€1997,Ïsubstituting€the€Co„Executors,€John€O.€Blessing€and€Sarah€L.€Jones,Ïas€Party€Defendant€instead€of€Carlton€Agib€Blessing,€deceased.€€TheÏclaim€of€Laura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€was€filed€in€the€Probate€CourtÏon€the€16th€day€of€July,€1997.€€The€Court€further€finds€that€the€saidÐ Ð9 58 ÐLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€did€not€file€a€copy€or€certified€copy€ofÏthe€Order€reviving€said€case€in€the€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County,ÏTennessee,€as€required€by€T.C.A.€30„2„320.€€The€Court€further€findsÏthat€the€six€(6)€month€period€for€the€filing€of€claims€expired€onÏAugust€27,€1997€and€that€no€Order€or€certified€copy€of€the€Order€ofÏSubstitution€of€the€Parties€was€ever€filed€in€the€Probate€Court€ofÏWilson€County€as€required€by€T.C.A.€30„2„320€reviving€the€cause€inÏthe€Probate€Court€and€therefore€the€Court€finds€that€the€claim€ofÏLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€based€on€the€judgment€rendered€in€theÏChancery€Court€of€Wilson€County,€Tennessee,€in€the€case€styledÏòòLaura€Emily€Blessing€Ward€v.€Carlton€Agib€Blessingóó,€Docket€No.:Ð P   Ð10079,€is€hereby€abated€and€forever€barred.€€The€Motion€forÏSummary€Judgment€is€hereby€sustained€and€claim€is€herebyÏdisallowed€and€dismissed€at€the€cost€of€Laura€Emily€Blessing€Ward.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àWith€this€extended€recitation€of€the€record,€we€now€turn€to€the€issues€raisedÏon€appeal.€€Appellant,€Laura€Emily€Blessing€Ward,€asserts€nine€issues€forÏappellate€review,€five€of€which€are€as€follows:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àI.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€awarding€the€conservators€any€fee€forÐ xÈ Ðtheir€attorney.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àII.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€not€awarding€Petitioner€the€full€amountÐ ¨ø Ðof€the€fees€she€spent€trying€to€protect€her€father€and€his€estate.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àIII.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€denying€Petitioner's€motion€to€alter€orÐ Ø ( Ðamend€its€award€of€fees.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àIV.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€not€considering€all€available€evidence,Ð $X Ðspecifically€including€the€depositions€of€Drs.€Edward€L.€King€andÏRenata€E.€Bluhm,€in€determining€the€award€of€attorney's€fees€to€co„¼conservators€and€to€Petitioner.€€Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ  Ó.€.€.ÌÓ  ÓÌà8 Ø àVIII.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€not€appointing€Laura€Emily€BlessingÐ x+È&& ÐWard,€together€with€a€local€resident€to€act€as€co„conservators€for€herÏfather€after€he€was€removed€from€the€custody€of€John€("Bud")ÏBlessing€and€Brenda€Blessing.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ€ÓThis€court€cannot€address€these€five€issues€but€must€conclusively€presume€theÏfactual€findings€of€the€trial€court€to€be€correct.€€In€a€similar€context€this€court€hasÏheld:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àOur€ability€to€deal€with€this€issue€is€hampered€by€the€absence€ofÏeither€a€transcript€of€the€proceedings€in€the€trial€court€or€a€statementÏof€the€evidence€prepared€in€accordance€with€Tenn.R.App.P.€24(c).Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àWhen€a€trial€court€decides€a€case€without€a€jury,€its€findings€of€factÏare€presumed€to€be€correct€unless€the€evidence€in€the€recordÐ Ð9 55 Ðpreponderates€against€them.€€Tenn.R.App.P.€13(d).€€This€courtÏcannot€review€the€facts€de€novo€without€an€appellate€recordÏcontaining€the€facts,€and€therefore,€we€must€assume€that€the€record,Ïhad€it€been€preserved,€would€have€contained€sufficient€evidence€toÏsupport€the€trial€court's€factual€findings.€€òòMcDonald€v.€Onohóó,€772Ð ð@ ÐS.W.2d€913,€914€(Tenn.Ct.App.1989);€òòIrvin€v.€City€of€Clarksvilleóó,Ð  P Ð767€S.W.2d€649,€653€(Tenn.Ct.App.1987);€òòGotten€v.€Gottenóó,€748Ð  ` ÐS.W.2d€430,€432€(Tenn.Ct.App.1988).Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌò òòòSherrod€v.€Wixó óóó,€849€S.W.2d€780,€783€(Tenn.€App.€1992).Ð @  ÐÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àIssue€number€nine€asserted€by€Appellant€states:€€"The€Action€of€the€TrialÏCourt€in€Ordering€the€Withholding€of€Artificial€Feeding€From€Respondent€wasÏCompletely€Without€Legal€Basis€and€Void."€€This€is€not€a€tort€action€and€CarltonÏAgib€Blessing€is€now€deceased.€€The€issue€is€moot.ÌÌà Ø àAppellant's€issue€number€seven€asserts:€€"The€Trial€Court€Erred€inÏSubstituting€the€Co„Executors€of€Carlton€Blessing's€Estate€for€Carlton€BlessingÏin€the€Conservatorship€Proceeding€After€His€Death."€€By€the€express€provisionsÏof€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€34„13„108(e),€the€conservatorshipÏterminates€upon€the€death€of€the€conservatee.€€It€matters€little€who€is€thereafterÏmade€party€to€the€conservatorship€proceedings.€€The€only€duty€remaining€to€theÏfiduciary€after€the€death€of€the€conservatee€involves€funeral€and€burial€for€theÏconservatee€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€34„11„113(b).€€Post„¼judgment€facts€considered€under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Appellate€Procedure€14Ïindicates€that€John€Blessing,€qualified€as€co„executor€of€the€estate€of€CarltonÏBlessing€in€the€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County,€thereby€assuming€responsibilityÏfor€death€and€funeral€expenses.€€The€issue€is€without€merit.ÌÌà Ø àWe€turn€next€to€Appellant's€isues€numbered€five€and€six€which€are€ofÏsubstance.ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àV.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€not€ordering€the€sale€of€CarltonÐ R1¢,4 ÐBlessing's€house€and€directing€that€all€of€the€expenses€of€theÏconservatorship€be€paid€before€the€conservatorship€was€closed.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àVI.à 0 àThe€trial€court€erred€in€ordering€the€conservatorship€assetsÐ ’5â08 Ðtransferred€to€Mr.€Blessing's€probate€estate€before€all€of€the€claimsÏagainst€the€conservatorship€estate€had€been€paid.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌÓ€ÓÐ Ò9"5< ÐIn€conjunction€with€Appellants'€issues€five€and€six,€the€court€will€consider€issueÏnumber€two€presented€by€Appellees,€John€Blessing€and€Sarah€Jones.€€Appellees'Ïissue€number€two€states:€"Whether€or€not€this€court€and€the€trial€court€(chanceryÏcourt)€have€subject€matter€jurisdiction€of€this€cause€since€the€cause€was€neverÏrevived€by€either€Appellant€or€Appellee€in€the€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County,ÏTennessee,€which€is€a€separate€court€being€Part€II€of€the€General€Sessions€CourtÏof€Wilson€County,€Tennessee."€€Resolution€of€these€issues€depends€on€which€courtÏhas€post„death€jurisdiction€of€the€estate€of€Carlton€Blessing.€€Is€it€the€ChanceryÏCourt€of€Wilson€County,€wherein€the€conservatorship€proceedings€occurred€or,Ïis€it€the€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County,€wherein€the€estate€of€the€testate€decedentÏis€being€administered?ÌÌà Ø àThe€split€of€authority€in€sister€jurisdictions€is€so€sensitive€to€the€particularÏstate€statute€that€court€decisions€from€other€jurisdictions€are€of€only€marginalÏvalue.€€The€Court€of€Chancery€of€Delaware€made€the€following€observation:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àThe€text€writers€and€almost€but€not€all€of€the€Courts€whichÏhave€considered€our€problem€have€concluded€that€after€the€death€ofÏthe€mentally€ill€person€the€trustee,€absent€statutory€authority,€has€noÏpower€to€pay€existing€obligations.€€The€creditors€must€file€theirÏclaims€in€the€estate€proceedings.€€.€.€.€Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àà 0 àWhile€various€reasons€have€been€advanced€for€the€conclusionÏthat€a€trustee€may€not€pay€outstanding€obligations€once€the€mentallyÏill€person€has€died,€I€believe€the€basic€reason€for€the€rule€is€thatÏabsent€statutory€power€the€trustee's€power€arises€from€and€isÏdependent€upon€the€existence€of€the€mentally€ill€person.€€Once€thatÏperson€dies€the€statutory€scheme€applicable€to€decedents'€estatesÏcomes€into€play.€€This,€of€course,€is€what€happens€in€the€ordinaryÏdeath€case.€€It€is€only€the€fact€of€a€trusteeship€that€causes€the€problemÏhere.€€But€as€indicated,€in€the€absence€of€statutory€power,€the€trusteeÏcannot€pay€outstanding€obligations€after€the€death€of€the€mentally€illÏperson.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àà 0 àWhile€a€few€cases€support€the€power€of€the€trustee€to€pay€billsÏafter€the€death€of€the€mentally€ill€person€they€appear€to€be€based€onÏthe€broad€view€that€the€trustee€in€winding€up€can€pay€all€outstandingÏobligations€because€they€were€incurred€by€the€trustee€as€an€agent€ofÏthe€Court.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌò òòòIn€Re€Bohnstedtó óóó,€125€A.2d€580,€582€(Del.€Ch.€1956)(citations€omitted).Ð 6h16 ÐÌÓ€ÓÌà Ø àFollowing€the€same€reasoning€the€Washington€Court€of€Appeals€held€asÐ Ò9"5: Ðfollows:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àThe€executor€of€[the€ward's]€estate€challenges€the€trial€court'sÏorder€on€the€ground€that€the€trial€court€lacked€jurisdiction€to€orderÏpayment€of€a€claim€made€against€the€guardianship€estate€after€theÏward's€death.€€We€find€that€the€trial€court€did€lack€jurisdiction€andÏreverse.Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! ÐÌà8 Ø àà 0 àA€limited€guardianship€automatically€terminates€upon€theÏdeath€of€the€ward.€€RCW€11.88.140(1)(c).€€After€the€death€of€theÏward,€the€guardian's€powers€are€limited€to€rendering€a€finalÏaccounting€and€distributing€the€property€under€his€control€to€theÏproper€person.€€.€.€.€€The€guardian€(unless€the€guardian€isÏadministering€the€estate€of€an€intestate€deceased€ward€under€RCWÏ11.88.150),€has€no€power€to€pay€debts€or€obligations€owed€by€theÏward's€estate.€€.€.€.€€Those€creditors€whose€claims€were€not€paid€byÏthe€guardian€before€the€death€of€the€ward€must€submit€their€claimsÏto€the€decedent's€personal€representative.€€.€.€.€€As€the€WashingtonÏSupreme€€Court€stated€.€.€.€:Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àThe€death€of€the€ward€having€terminated€theÏguardianship,€it€follows€that€all€unsettled€claims,€eitherÏlegal€or€equitable,€created€against€the€estate€under€theÏguardianship€must€be€settled€out€of€the€estate€in€theÏhands€of€the€administrator€in€due€course€ofÏadministration.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌò òòòGuardianship€of€Heath€v.€Seattle„First€Nat'l€Bankó óóó,€632€P.2d€908,€910€(Wash.Ð È ÐCt.€App.€1981)(citations€omitted).ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà Ø àOn€the€other€hand€the€District€Court€of€Appeals€of€Florida,€in€construingÏFlorida€court€rules€and€statutes,€took€a€differing€view:ÌÓ€Óà8 Ø àà 0 àIn€òòò òTingle€v.€Cateó óóó,€142€Ga.App.€467,€236€S.E.2d€127€(1977)Ð Â'## Ðafter€the€death€of€the€ward,€the€attorneys€representing€the€guardianÏsought€payment€of€attorney's€fees€from€the€guardianship€assets.€€TheÏpersonal€representative€of€the€ward's€personal€estate€argued€(as€theÏpersonal€representatives€do€here)€that€the€gross€assets€of€theÏguardianship,€as€opposed€to€the€net€guardianship€assets,€should€beÏdistributed€to€the€personal€representative€for€the€purpose€of€payingÏclaims€against€the€decedent's€estate€in€accordance€with€the€priorityÏestablished€under€the€probate€code.€€In€affirming€the€trial€court'sÏrejection€of€that€position,€the€Georgia€Court€stated:Ð Ø ü!Ø ü! Ðà0 Ø àà80 Ø T$Ø T$àà ˆ àWe€therefore€agree€with€the€appellees€that€debtsÏincurred€in€the€course€of€the€guardianship€should€be€taken€intoÏaccount€in€the€final€return€of€the€guardian€rather€than€beingÏcarried€over€into€the€general€administration€of€the€estateÏwhere€quite€possibly€the€legal€consequences€might€be€quiteÏdifferent€from€those€apparently€inhering€at€the€time€of€theirÏoccurrence.Ð 0 ü!0 ü! Ðà Ø à€€€€òòò òId.ó óóó€236€S.E.2d€at€129.Ð Ô9$54 ЇÓ€Óñ€ñà8 Ø àñ€ñññà Ø àññññà 0 àññIn€that€case,€the€Georgia€Court€of€Appeals€cited€with€approval€òòò òState€v.Ð ° ÐGreenhawó óóó,€50€Ariz.€436,€72€P.2d€950€(1937),€a€case€in€which€the€Arizona€courtÐ K› Ðconcluded€that€administration€expenses€incurred€during€the€guardianship€areÏpayable€from€guardianship€assets€after€the€ward's€death€and€prior€to€distributionÏof€the€remaining€assets€to€the€ward's€personal€representative.€€In€the€òòò òGreenhawó óóóÐ  f Ðcase€the€court€set€forth€the€issue€as€follows:ÌÓ€Óà Ø àà8 0 àà ˆ àWhen€a€person€is€under€a€guardianship€both€of€theÏestate€and€person€and€subsequently€dies,€what€portion€of€hisÏestate€is€subject€to€disposal€under€the€law€fixing€priorities€forÏthe€estates€of€decedents?€€Is€it€the€gross€assets€in€the€hands€ofÏthe€guardian€at€the€time€of€death,€or€is€it€the€net€property€leftÏafter€the€guardianship€has€been€properly€closed?Ð 0 ü!0 ü! Ðà Ø à€€€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€951.€€In€answering€those€questions,€the€court€then€concluded:Ð ©ù Ðà Ø àà8 0 àà ˆ àWe€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€logical€answer€is€that€theÏestate€of€the€decedent€consists€of€whatever€assets€remain€afterÏthe€legal€claims€arising€by€virtue€of€the€guardianship€haveÏbeen€properly€satisfied.€€If€this€were€not€true,€there€would€beÏendless€confusion€created€by€contests€between€guardians€onÏthe€one€hand€and€executors€or€administrators€on€the€other.€ÏThe€guardian€might€have€created€an€indebtedness€whichÏaccording€to€the€law,€was€a€proper€and€prior€claim€against€theÏestate€of€the€incompetent,€and€yet€by€the€sudden€death€of€hisÏward€might€be€utterly€defeated€by€proceedings€in€the€estate€ofÏthe€decedent.Ð 0 ü!0 ü! Ðà Ø à€€€òòò òId.ó óóóÐ k!» ÐÌò òòòMidland€Nat'l€Bank€and€Trust€v.€Comercia€Trust€Co.,ó óóó€616€So.2d€1081,€1085Ð #Ý  Ð(Fla.€Dist.€Ct.€App.€1993).ÌÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àThe€ò òòòMidland€National€Bank€ó óóócourt€from€Florida€cites€ò òòòAmerica€NationalÐ Ï'#$ ÐBank€v.€Bradfordó óóó,€28€Tenn.€App.€239,€188€S.W.2d€971€(1945),€in€support€of€aÐ j)º$& Ðstatement€that€"courts€of€the€States€of€Minnesota,€Tennessee€and€New€York€haveÏlikewise€held,€in€substance,€that€guardianship€debts€and€expenses€or€costs€ofÏadministration€are€properly€paid€from€guardianship€assets€with€only€the€net€orÏresidue€distributable€to€the€ward€or€the€ward's€personal€representatives,€althoughÏin€some€instances€those€decisions€were€based€upon€statutory€requirements."€Ïò òòòMidland€Nat'l€Bankó óóó,€616€So.2d€at€1085„86.€€òòò òAmerican€National€Bankó óóó€was€a€caseÐ ý2M.2 Ðinvolving€not€the€death€of€the€ward€but€a€recovery€of€sanity.€€Mrs.€Bradford€wasÏdeclared€insane€by€proper€Davidson€County€court€proceedings€in€1938€andÏcommitted€to€Central€State€Hospital€as€a€private€pay€patient.€€ò òòòAmerican€Nat'lÐ È738 ÐBankó óóó,€188€S.W.2d€at€974.€€American€National€Bank€was€properly€appointed€asÐ c9³4: Ðher€guardian.€€She€had€little€personal€property€but€owned€148€acres€of€farm€land.€ÏThe€guardian€undertook€its€duties€and€incurred€attorney€fees€and€costsÏnecessitating€a€petition€to€sell€the€land€of€Mrs.€Bradford€in€order€to€pay€for€herÏcontinued€support€at€Central€State€Hospital.€€Her€husband€intervened€as€nextÏfriend€and€filed€a€petition€attacking€the€lunacy€proceeding€and€the€appointment€ofÏthe€guardian.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€975.€€A€circuit€court€jury€adjudged€her€to€be€sane€and€she€wasÐ ¨ ø  Ðreleased€òòsui€jurisóó.€€She€thereupon€attacked€the€entire€guardianship€proceeding€withÐ C“  Ðthe€end€result€of€the€case€being€that€the€guardian€had€acted€properly€under€theÏdecree€of€insanity€and€was€entitled€to€recover€attorney€fees€and€various€other€costsÏfrom€the€now€òòsui€jurisóó€former€ward.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€980„81.Ð  [ ÐÌà Ø àIn€the€case€at€bar,€the€chancery€court€had€preauthorized€no€expenditure€forÏattorney€fees€or€anything€else.€€While€the€guardian€ad€litem€had€suggested€the€saleÏof€the€real€property€of€the€conservatee€prior€to€the€death€of€the€conservatee,€theÏcourt€had€taken€no€action€to€effect€such€a€sale.€€Only€after€the€January€20,€1997Ïdeath€of€Carlton€Blessing€did€the€fight€over€attorney€fees€and€the€limited€personalÏestate€of€the€deceased€conservatee€begin€in€earnest.€€As€was€the€case€with€the€pre„¼death€proceedings,€we€are€favored€with€no€transcript€of€the€evidence€nor€RuleÏ24(c)€statement€nor€anything€else€by€which€this€court€may€review€òòde€novoóó€theÐ f!¶$ Ðevidence€under€which€the€chancellor€sustained€all€applications€for€attorney€feesÏby€all€parties€and€reduced€them€to€judgment.€€We€must€again€conclusivelyÏpresume€that€the€evidence,€not€preserved€for€our€review,€supported€the€action€ofÏthe€chancellor.€€ÌÌà Ø àUnless€subject€matter€jurisdiction€abated€upon€the€death€of€the€conservatee,Ïwe€have€no€choice€but€to€affirm€the€chancellor€in€all€respects€in€view€of€theÏextensive€powers€as€to€the€waiver€of€specific€requirements€vested€in€the€chancellorÏby€virtue€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€34„11„121(1996).€€UnderÏTennessee's€1992€statutory€revision€of€previous€guardianship€and€conservatorshipÏstatutes€as€is€evidenced€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Title€34,€chp.€11„13,€theÏconservatorship€terminates€upon€death€of€the€conservatee.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€34„¼13„108(e)(1996).€€The€conservator€must,€however,€make€a€final€settlement€withinÏ120€days€and€the€conservatorship€court€retains€jurisdiction€for€this€winding€up€ofÏthe€conservatorship.€€It€is€obvious€from€the€May€6,€1997€findings€of€theÐ N9ž4B Ðchancellor,€his€judgment€of€June€19,€1997€awarding€fees€to€all€parties,€and€hisÏorder€of€September€3,€1997€overruling€all€objections€thereto,€that€he€believedÏhimself€lacking€in€authority€to€effect€a€post„death€sale€of€the€home€of€CarltonÏBlessing€or€do€anything€else€other€than€to,€in€effect,€amend€the€final€settlement€ofÏthe€co„conservators€by€awarding€fees€for€the€conservatorship€case.€€He€specificallyÏadvised€all€parties€and€all€attorneys€that€their€remedy€for€collecting€any€judgmentsÏthat€he€ordered€in€the€conservatorship€proceeding€was€to€file€proper€claimsÏtherefor€in€the€probate€court.ÌÌà Ø àIn€view€of€the€broad€discretion€given€the€chancellor€by€the€conservatorshipÏstatutes,€we€cannot€say€that€his€method€of€winding€up€the€conservatorshipÏproceedings€exceeded€subject€matter€jurisdiction.€€The€correctness€or€incorrectnessÏof€the€actions€of€the€Probate€Court€of€Wilson€County€as€reflected€by€the€Rule€14Ïpost„judgment€facts€recognized€in€this€court,€must€await€an€appeal€from€theÏjudgment€of€the€probate€court€and€is€not€a€proper€subject€of€present€appellateÏadjudication.€€The€judgment€of€the€chancellor€is€in€all€respects€affirmed€and€costsÏare€assessed€against€the€appellants.€€€ÌÌÌÓ€Óà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D à_________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà D àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRES.€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌ____________________________________ÌHENRY€F.€TODD,€JUDGEÌ›à Ø à