Date Filed: August 15, 2025 Case Number: A169579 Court: California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three The Court holds that, when a court approves a settlement under California Code of Civil Procedure section 372, the probate-code reimbursement provisions of section 3600 and 3601 apply, so a guardian ad litem is entitled to have the trial court consider and award “reasonable expenses” incurred in the performance of his duties. Accordingly, the appellate court reverses the dismissal and remands for the trial court to determine and authorize Yen’s GAL fees and other allowable expenses, while leaving the rest of the compromise order intact.
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