New York Surrogate's Court July 24, 2012 (In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Beiter)

*425OPINION OF THE COURT

Kristin Booth Glen, S.

This case presents an interesting anomaly in the procedures available for determining attorneys’ fees in contested accounting proceedings, regarding the court’s ability to order a reference and to require the parties to pay for that reference.

Facts

This is a contested accounting proceeding in which Jeffrey Beiter, as executor of the will of John F.