Section 2623 Of Article 3. Accounts From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
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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.