59-30,120.

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59-30,120. Compensation of guardian or conservator.

(a)Subject to court approval, a guardian is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement for room, board, clothing and other appropriate expenses advanced for the benefit of the individual subject to guardianship.

(b)Subject to court approval, a conservator is entitled to reasonable compensation for services and reimbursement for appropriate expenses from the property of the individual subject to conservatorship.

(c)In determining reasonable compensation for a guardian or conservator, the court, or a conservator in determining reasonable compensation for a guardian as provided in subsection (a), shall consider:

(1)The necessity and quality of the services provided;

(2)the experience, training, professional standing and skills of the guardian or conservator;

(3)the difficulty of the services performed, including the degree of skill and care required;

(4)the conditions and circumstances under which a service was performed, including whether the service was provided outside regular business hours or under dangerous or extraordinary conditions;

(5)the effect of the services on the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship;

(6)the extent to which the services provided were or were not consistent with the guardian's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,156 , and amendments thereto, or conservator's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,180 , and amendments thereto; and

(7)the fees customarily paid to a person that performs a like service in the community.

(d)A guardian or conservator need not use personal funds of the guardian or conservator for the expenses of the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship.

(e)If an individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship seeks to modify or terminate the guardianship or conservatorship or remove the guardian or conservator, the court may order compensation to the guardian or conservator for time spent opposing modification, termination or removal only to the extent the court determines the opposition was reasonably necessary to protect the interest of the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship.

(f)Nothing in this section shall prohibit a guardian or a conservator associated with the Kansas guardianship program from receiving a stipend from that program.