Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 4, 2011 (In re Eggleston)

A court is authorized to award “reasonable compensation” to a guardian (Mental Hygiene Law § 81.28 [a]). The plan for compensation “must take into account the specific authority of the guardian or guardians to provide for the personal needs *707and/or property management for the incapacitated person, and the services provided to the incapacitated person by such guardian” (id.).