Intervention Proceedings (INT/IDD)

A fee petition for a guardian should be filed no later than 30 days from the anniversary date of the guardian’s appointment. For example, if you were appointed on March 1, the fee petition should be filed every year on or before April 1. The final fee petition should be filed no later than 60 days after termination of the guardianship. A fee petition for a conservator should be filed either with the annual account or at any time before approval of an annual account that has already been filed.

After a court order authorizing payment from the Guardianship Fund has been issued, payment is made by the General Services Administration. The Budget and Finance Division requires every participant in the Guardianship Fund program to complete a Request to Establish Vendor File. This request form must be mailed or returned by hand to 616 H Street, NW, Suite 600.19, Washington, DC 20001. Faxed copies will not be accepted, and the form must have an original signature or it will not be processed. A Direct Deposit form can be completed at the same time.

Unless the fee petition is filed with an account, it will generally be decided by the Court within 60 days. A fee petition that is filed with an account is forwarded to Court when the account has been audited and is ready for Court approval.

The decision whether to award payment from the Guardianship Fund and how much to award is made by a judge? See In re Ruth M. Tolliver-Woody, 1999 INT 257, 6-11-12 order, in which the Court applies a percentage reduction to a fee request.

A visitor, an attorney, an examiner, a conservator, a special conservator, a guardian ad litem, or a guardian in an intervention (INT or IDD) case involving an incapacitated adult may be paid from the Guardianship Fund if the court so orders. Money from the Guardianship Fund is not available in decedent’s estates (ADM), guardianships of the estates of minors (GDN), former law conservatorships (CON), and trusts (TRP).

Pursuant to Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 308(d), any petition for compensation that includes services provided at the initial hearing is served, together with the Notice of Petition for Compensation, on all interested parties, including (1) the subject, ward, or protected individual, (2) a Court-appointed examiner, (3) a Court-appointed visitor, (4) a Court-appointed guardian ad litem, (5) counsel for the subject, (6) any person who has been granted permission to participate, (7) any person who has filed an effective request for notice, and (8) any other person as directed by the C

The Court cannot provide any advice relating to obtaining or executing a power of attorney. Consult counsel of your choosing.

Sometimes, the existence of a power of attorney is pertinent to an intervention proceeding. The Court may accept a power of attorney under certain circumstances and for limited purposes. Consult counsel of your choosing for advice regarding this issue.

Yes. A form titled Statement of Claim Pursuant to Superior Court, Probate Division Rule 307 is available on this website.

Audit inquiries may differ depending upon the circumstances of the case. If there is a question regarding a particular audit that cannot be resolved with the auditor performing the audit, write either P. Allen Butler, III, Auditing Branch Manager or Anne Meister, Esq., Register of Wills, and request an administrative review. Note that a request for administrative review will not stay the response period.