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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Probate Code - PROB |
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Division 4. GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS |
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Part 4. PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP |
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Chapter 7. Inventory and Accounts |
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ARTICLE 3. Accounts |
Section 2623.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, the guardian or conservator shall be allowed all of the following:
(1) The amount of the reasonable expenses incurred in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the guardian or conservator (including, but not limited to, the cost of any surety bond furnished, reasonable attorney's fees, and such compensation for services rendered by the guardian or conservator of the person as the court determines is just and reasonable).
(2) Such compensation for services rendered by the guardian or conservator as the court determines is just and reasonable.
(3) All reasonable disbursements made before appointment as guardian or conservator.
(4) In the case of termination other than by the death of the ward or conservatee, all reasonable disbursements made after the termination of the guardianship or conservatorship but prior to the discharge of the guardian or conservator by the court.
(5) In the case of termination by the death of the ward or conservatee, all reasonable expenses incurred prior to the discharge of the guardian or conservator by the court for the custody and conservation of the estate and its delivery to the personal representative of the estate of the deceased ward or conservatee or in making other disposition of the estate as provided for by law.
(b) The guardian or conservator shall not be compensated from the estate for any costs or fees that the guardian or conservator incurred in unsuccessfully opposing a petition, or other request or action, made by or on behalf of the ward or conservatee, unless the court determines that the opposition was made in good faith, based on the best interests of the ward or conservatee.