Should the lawyer's fees for defending the guardian in a lawsuit filed by the heirs to challenge his actions be paid from the guardian's own funds or from the ward's funds?
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If a guardian needs to hire a lawyer to defend against a lawsuit challenging the validity of his guardianship, the lawyer's fees are to be paid from the guardian's own money, not from the ward's money. This is because the lawsuit is for the guardian's personal benefit and to ward off harm from him, and it is not incumbent upon him to be the guardian over the ward's money.
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