N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 79.21: Compensation of guardian

§ 79.21 Compensation of guardian.

(a) Where a guardian has received only the benefits from the

administration or income from such benefits, compensation payable to the

guardian for administering the estate of a ward shall be fixed by the

court not to exceed five per centum of the income of the ward during any

year. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian

the court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize

additional compensation therefor, payable from the estate of the ward.

Notice of such petition and hearing shall be given the proper office of

the administration. No compensation shall be allowed on the corpus of an

estate received from a preceding guardian. The guardian may be allowed

from the estate of his ward reasonable premiums, not exceeding one per

centum per annum upon the amount of the bond, paid by him to any

corporate surety upon his bond.

(b) Where a guardian has also received property of the ward other than

benefits and income therefrom, additional compensation may be had, in

the case of an incompetent ward, as prescribed by article seventy-eight

of this chapter, and in the case of an infant ward, as prescribed by the

surrogate's court.