Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 9 (2026)
Guardians ad litem; compensation and expenses
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Section 9. The cost of appearance of any such guardian ad litem or next friend, including compensation of his counsel, shall be determined by the court and paid by the plaintiff, against whom execution may issue therefor in favor of the guardian ad litem or next friend.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 1925–1925 · leading case: Fuller v. Trs. of Deerfield Academy, 252 Mass. 258 (Mass. 1925).
Fuller v. Trs. of Deerfield Academy, 252 Mass. 258 (Mass. 1925). “G. L. c. 240, § 9. Even the words, “costs and expenses,” in a statute have sometimes been held not broad enough to include counsel fees, although in other connections such fees have been held to be so included.”
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