N.Y. MHY Law § 79.21

§ 79.21 Compensation of guardian.\n (a) Where a guardian has received only the benefits from the\nadministration or income from such benefits, compensation payable to the\nguardian for administering the estate of a ward shall be fixed by the\ncourt not to exceed five per centum of the income of the ward during any\nyear. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian\nthe court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize\nadditional compensation therefor, payable from the estate of the ward.\nNotice of such petition and hearing shall be given the proper office of\nthe administration. No compensation shall be allowed on the corpus of an\nestate received from a preceding guardian. The guardian may be allowed\nfrom the estate of his ward reasonable premiums, not exceeding one per\ncentum per annum upon the amount of the bond, paid by him to any\ncorporate surety upon his bond.\n (b) Where a guardian has also received property of the ward other than\nbenefits and income therefrom, additional compensation may be had, in\nthe case of an incompetent ward, as prescribed by article seventy-eight\nof this chapter, and in the case of an infant ward, as prescribed by the\nsurrogate's court.\n