§ 11-11

Costs in certain cases.) No costs may be taxed or charged by any public officer in any proceeding for the appointment of a guardian or for any subsequent proceeding or report made in pursuance of the appointment when the primary purpose of the appointment is any of the following: (a) The proper expenditure of public assistance awarded to the ward under the provisions of any act of the General Assembly; (b) The collection, disbursement or administering of money or assets derived from money awarded to the ward by the Veterans Administration or by any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia as a veteran's benefit, but costs may be allowed, in the discretion of the court, whenever there are assets from sources other than the Veterans Administration; (c) The management of the estate of a minor patient in a State mental health or developmental disabilities facility when the value of the personal estate does not exceed $1,000.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 80-1415.)