Who Gets Paid and From Where
Conservatorship cases involve many professionals. These include investigators, attorneys, physicians, psychologists, and the conservator. Each of them can receive reasonable pay for their work.
If the court grants the petition, the protected person's estate covers the cost. If the court denies the petition, the petitioner pays.
If not otherwise compensated for services rendered, any investigator, accountant, lawyer, physician, registered nurse, psychologist, guardian ad litem or conservator who is appointed in a protective proceeding, including a lawyer of the person alleged to be in need of protection pursuant to section 14-5407, subsection B, is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate of the protected person if the petition is granted or from the petitioner if the petition is denied.
A.R.S. § 14-5414(A)When a petition is withdrawn or dropped, the court decides who pays. It can order costs from the estate or from the petitioner based on the facts.
Special Rules for Veterans' Conservatorships
The statute sets specific caps for the Department of Veterans' Services acting as conservator. Pay cannot exceed five percent of the money received during the period.
No fee is allowed on funds from a prior conservator or from selling existing holdings. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must also get notice of any hearing on the account.
These pay rules matter for families. Costs come from the protected person's estate. Knowing the limits helps families plan and ask the right questions.