California Statutory Probate Fee Calculator
Type a number here that represents the total combined value of all estate assets without subtracting liabilities.
This is the "statutory fee" calculated under the California Probate Code.
If both the representative and the attorney take compensation, the total is 2x the statutory fee.
Administrative and legal fees for probate are based on a legal formula demonstrated in the Probate Fee Calculator. The personal representative is entitled to a statutory fee for "ordinary services" based on the gross estate. The personal representative's attorney is also entitled an equal statutory fee for "ordinary services." Either the personal representative or the attorney or both can also request "extraordinary fees" for providing additional services not considered to be included within the statutory fee. The probate fee calculator doesn't show extraordinary services, which can include:
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Selling, leasing, exchanging, financing, or foreclosing property
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Carrying on decedent's business
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Preparing tax returns
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Handling audits or litigation
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Legal services in connection with the above
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Litigation undertaken to benefit the estate or to protect its interests
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Extraordinary efforts to locate estate assets
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Coordination of ancillary administration
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Accounting for a deceased, incapacitated, or absconded personal representative under Probate Code § 10953
A comprehensive estate plan reduces the costs shown on the probate fee calculator, but trust administration also requires legal counsel and has fees associated with it too!
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