Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.776 · Chapter 16. Compensation in All Matters Other Than Decedents' Estates
Compensation of trustees
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
In determining or approving compensation of a trustee, the court may consider, among other factors, the following:
(1) The gross income of the trust estate;
(2) The success or failure of the trustee's administration;
(3) Any unusual skill, expertise, or experience brought to the trustee's work;
(4) The fidelity or disloyalty shown by the trustee;
(5) The amount of risk and responsibility assumed by the trustee;
(6) The time spent in the performance of the trustee's duties;
(7) The custom in the community where the court is located regarding compensation authorized by settlors, compensation allowed by the court, or charges of corporate trustees for trusts of similar size and complexity; and
(8) Whether the work performed was routine, or required more than ordinary skill or judgment.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 7.776 renumbered effective January 1, 2008; adopted as rule 7.756 effective January 1, 2003; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.
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_776
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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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