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                                         3406                                  
                                                                               
                              1999-2000 Regular Sessions                       
                                                                               
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                                     March 2, 1999                             
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       Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- (at request of the Judiciary) -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Codes                                                              
                                                                               
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to compen-
         sation of guardians ad litem                                          
                                                                               
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:                                               
                                                                               
    1    Section 1. Section 1204 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
    2  to read as follows:                                                     
    3    S 1204. Compensation of guardian ad litem. A court may allow a guardi-
    4  an ad litem a reasonable compensation for {his} THE GUARDIAN`S  services
    5  to  be paid in whole or part by any other party or from any recovery had
    6  on behalf of the person whom  such  guardian  represents  or  from  such
    7  person`s other property, OR IF THERE IS NO SUCH SOURCE, COMPENSATION FOR
    8  SERVICES  SHALL  BE  FROM STATE FUNDS IN THE SAME AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED BY
    9  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THIRTY-FIVE OF THE JUDICIARY  LAW,  IF  THE
   10  GUARDIAN  AD  LITEM  HAS BEEN APPOINTED FOR AN INFANT, AND OUT OF COUNTY
   11  FUNDS  IN  THE  SAME  AMOUNTS  ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION  SEVEN   HUNDRED
   12  TWENTY-TWO-B  OF  THE  COUNTY  LAW, IF APPOINTED FOR AN ADULT.  No order
   13  allowing compensation shall be made except on an affidavit of the guard-
   14  ian or {his} THE GUARDIAN`S attorney showing the services rendered.     
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             { } is old law to be omitted.                     
                                                                  LBD08915-01-9
.SO DOC S 3406          *END*                    BTXT                 1999     

Bill S03406
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