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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.701 · Chapter 15. Compensation of Personal Representatives and Attorneys

Allowance on account of statutory compensation

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)

The court may authorize an allowance of statutory fees or commissions on account before approval of the final account and the decree of final distribution. Any allowance made before settlement of the final account must be low enough to avoid the possibility of overpayment. The allowance:

(1) Must be based on the estimated amount of statutory compensation payable on the estate determined as of the date of the petition for allowance;

(2) Must be in proportion to the work actually performed; and

(3) Must be based upon a detailed description of the ordinary services performed and remaining to be performed.

Notes and commentary — not rule text

History

Rule 7.701 adopted effective January 1, 2003.

Source of truth

Edition
As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
Official file
https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/seven/rule7_701
Text hash
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compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph

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