Compensation of guardian ad litem · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1204. Compensation of guardian ad litem. A court may allow a guardian ad litem a reasonable compensation for his services to be paid in whole or part by any other party or from any recovery had on behalf of the person whom such guardian represents or from such person's other property. No order allowing compensation shall be made except on an affidavit of the guardian or his attorney showing the services rendered.
A court may award a guardian ad litem reasonable payment for services. The money may come from another party, from the represented person’s recovery, or from that person’s other property. The court may award compensation only after the guardian or the guardian’s lawyer files an affidavit describing the services performed. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.