Opinion
December 6, 1993
Appeal from the Surrogate's Court, Nassau County (Harrington, S.).
Ordered that the orders dated April 25, 1991, October 22, 1991, and August 26, 1992, are affirmed, and the order dated February 11, 1993, is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs payable by the appellants personally.
The Surrogate's Court, in its discretion, awarded to the guardian ad litem interim fees and disbursements. In the interests of judicial economy, it deferred the fixation of the guardian ad litem's final compensation until the termination of this proceeding (see, SCPA 2111; Matter of Walters, 102 Misc.2d 130), and stated that, at that time, it would consider evidence of the criteria set forth in Matter of Potts ( 213 App. Div. 59) and Matter of Freeman ( 40 A.D.2d 397, affd 34 N.Y.2d 1). We find no basis to disturb the interim awards for compensation and disbursements. Mangano, P.J., Sullivan, O'Brien and Ritter, JJ., concur.