Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.755 · Chapter 16. Compensation in All Matters Other Than Decedents' Estates
Advance payments and periodic payments to guardians, conservators, and to their attorneys on account for future services
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) No advance payments
A guardian or conservator must neither pay nor receive, and the attorney for a guardian or conservator must not receive, any payment from the estate of the ward or conservatee for services rendered in advance of an order of the court authorizing the payment. If an advance payment is made or received, the court may surcharge the guardian or conservator in the manner provided in rule 7.700(b), in addition to removing the guardian or conservator or imposing any other sanction authorized by law on the guardian or conservator or on the attorney.
(b) Periodic payments to attorneys on account
A guardian or conservator may request the court to authorize periodic payment of attorney fees on account of future services under Probate Code section 2643 on a showing of an ongoing need for legal services.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 7.755 adopted effective January 1, 2003.
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
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- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/seven/rule7_755
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