E.
When the fiduciary or his firm is also the attorney for the estate and the
fiduciary’s commission is being claimed, the Court may set a hearing on
the application for allowance of attorney fees.
SUP. R. 73
GUARDIAN’S COMPENSATION
RULE 73.1
GUARDIAN’S COMPENSATION
Unless otherwise provided by law or ordered by the Court, a guardian may charge
for his ordinary services an amount computed in accordance with the following schedule:
A. In estates where the principal is less than $100,000, the guardian may receive
compensation as follows:
During each accounting period required by statute, 4% of the first $3,000 of
income, and 3% of the balance in excess of $3,000; and 4% of the first $3,000
of expenditures and 3% of the balance in excess of $3,000.
An annual fee of $2 per $1000 of the fair market value of the principal.
Minimum compensation of $50.00 per year.
Compensation computed on income will not be allowed on balances carried
forward from one accounting period to another; nor will an investment of
funds or the final distribution of unexpended balances to a ward at the close of
a guardianship be considered as an expenditure.
B. In estates where the fair market value of the principal is $100,000 or more, the
guardian may receive as annual compensation an amount to be computed on
the fair market value of the principal, in accordance with the following
schedule:
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