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CA Prob Code § 10800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10800.

10800.  (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, for ordinary services the personal representative shall receive compensation based on the value of the estate accounted for by the personal representative, as follows:(1) Four percent on the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(2) Three percent on the next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(3) Two percent on the next eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000).(4) One percent on the next nine million dollars ($9,000,000).(5) One-half of one percent on the next fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).(6) For all amounts above twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), a reasonable amount to be determined by the court.(b) For the purposes of this section, the value of the estate accounted for by the personal representative is the total amount of the appraisal value of property in the inventory, plus gains over the appraisal value on sales, plus receipts, less losses from the appraisal value on sales, without reference to encumbrances or other obligations on estate property.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 699, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 10801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10801.

10801.  (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, in addition to the compensation provided by Section 10800, the court may allow additional compensation for extraordinary services by the personal representative in an amount the court determines is just and reasonable.(b) The personal representative may also employ or retain tax counsel, tax auditors, accountants, or other tax experts for the performance of any action which such persons, respectively, may lawfully perform in the computation, reporting, or making of tax returns, or in negotiations or litigation which may be necessary for the final determination and payment of taxes, and pay from the funds of the estate for such services.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 82, Sec. 28. Effective June 30, 1991. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 31 of Ch. 82.)
CA Prob Code § 10802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10802.

10802.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the decedent’s will makes provision for the compensation of the personal representative, the compensation provided by the will shall be the full and only compensation for the services of the personal representative.(b) The personal representative may petition the court to be relieved from a provision of the will that provides for the compensation of the personal representative.(c) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220 to all of the following persons:(1) Each person listed in Section 1220.(2) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(3) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(4) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(d) If the court determines that it is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the persons interested in the estate, the court may make an order authorizing compensation for the personal representative in an amount greater than provided in the will.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 10803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10803.

10803.  An agreement between the personal representative and an heir or devisee for higher compensation than that provided by this part is void.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 10804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10804.

10804.  Notwithstanding any provision in the decedent’s will, a personal representative who is an attorney shall be entitled to receive the personal representative’s compensation as provided in this part, but shall not receive compensation for services as the attorney for the personal representative unless the court specifically approves the right to the compensation in advance and finds that the arrangement is to the advantage, benefit, and best interests of the decedent’s estate.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 699, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 10805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 1 - Compensation of Personal Representative|Section 10805.

10805.  If there are two or more personal representatives, the personal representative’s compensation shall be apportioned among the personal representatives by the court according to the services actually rendered by each personal representative or as agreed to by the personal representatives.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 10810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative|Section 10810.

10810.  (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, for ordinary services the attorney for the personal representative shall receive compensation based on the value of the estate accounted for by the personal representative, as follows: (1) Four percent on the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(2) Three percent on the next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(3) Two percent on the next eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000).(4) One percent on the next nine million dollars ($9,000,000).(5) One-half of 1 percent on the next fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).(6) For all amounts above twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), a reasonable amount to be determined by the court.(b) For the purposes of this section, the value of the estate accounted for by the personal representative is the total amount of the appraisal of property in the inventory, plus gains over the appraisal value on sales, plus receipts, less losses from the appraisal value on sales, without reference to encumbrances or other obligations on estate property.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 699, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 10811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative|Section 10811.

10811.  (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, in addition to the compensation provided by Section 10810, the court may allow additional compensation for extraordinary services by the attorney for the personal representative in an amount the court determines is just and reasonable.(b) Extraordinary services by the attorney for which the court may allow compensation include services by a paralegal performing the extraordinary services under the direction and supervision of an attorney. The petition for compensation shall set forth the hours spent and services performed by the paralegal.(c) An attorney for the personal representative may agree to perform extraordinary service on a contingent fee basis subject to the following conditions:(1) The agreement is written and complies with all the requirements of Section 6147 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The agreement is approved by the court following a hearing noticed as provided in Section 10812.(3) The court determines that the compensation provided in the agreement is just and reasonable and the agreement is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interests of the persons who are interested in the estate.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 527, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Prob Code § 10812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative|Section 10812.

10812.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the decedent’s will makes provision for the compensation of the attorney for the personal representative, the compensation provided by the will shall be the full and only compensation for the services of the attorney for the personal representative.(b) The personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative may petition the court to be relieved from a provision of the will that provides for the compensation of the attorney for the personal representative.(c) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220 to all of the following persons:(1) Each person listed in Section 1220.(2) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(3) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(4) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(5) If the court determines that it is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the persons interested in the estate, the court may make an order authorizing compensation of the attorney for the personal representative in an amount greater than provided in the will.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 82, Sec. 30. Effective June 30, 1991. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 31 of Ch. 82.)
CA Prob Code § 10813 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative|Section 10813.

10813.  An agreement between the personal representative and the attorney for higher compensation for the attorney than that provided by this part is void.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 82, Sec. 30. Effective June 30, 1991. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 31 of Ch. 82.)
CA Prob Code § 10814 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 7 - COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE|CHAPTER 1 - Amount of Compensation|ARTICLE 2 - Compensation of Attorney For the Personal Representative|Section 10814.

10814.  If there are two or more attorneys for the personal representative, the attorney’s compensation shall be apportioned among the attorneys by the court according to the services actually rendered by each attorney or as agreed to by the attorneys.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 82, Sec. 30. Effective June 30, 1991. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 31 of Ch. 82.)
CA Prob Code § 11400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 9 - PAYMENT OF DEBTS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 11400.

11400.  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 9 - PAYMENT OF DEBTS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 11401.

11401.  “Debt” means:(a) A claim that is established under Part 4 (commencing with Section 9000) or that is otherwise payable in the course of administration.(b) An expense of administration.(c) A charge against the estate including, but not limited to, taxes, expenses of last illness, and family allowance.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 9 - PAYMENT OF DEBTS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 11402.

11402.  “Wage claim” means a claim for wages, not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), of each employee of the decedent for work done or personal services rendered within 90 days before the death of the decedent.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 9 - PAYMENT OF DEBTS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Preliminary Provisions|ARTICLE 2 - Proceedings Commenced Before July 1, 1988|Section 11405.

11405.  (a) This part does not apply in any proceeding for the administration of a decedent’s estate commenced before July 1, 1988.(b) The applicable law in effect before July 1, 1988, governing the subject matter of this part continues to apply in any proceeding for administration of a decedent’s estate commenced before July 1, 1988, notwithstanding its repeal by Chapter 923 of the Statutes of 1987.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11600.

11600.  The personal representative or an interested person may petition the court under this chapter for an order for preliminary or final distribution of the decedent’s estate to the persons entitled thereto.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11601.

11601.  Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220 to all of the following persons:(a) Each person listed in Section 1220.(b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(c) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(d) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.(e) The Controller, if property is to be distributed to the state because there is no known beneficiary or if property is to be distributed to a beneficiary whose whereabouts is unknown. A copy of the latest account filed with the court shall be delivered to the Controller with the notice.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 83. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Prob Code § 11602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11602.

11602.  The personal representative or any interested person may oppose the petition.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11603.

11603.  (a) If the court determines that the requirements for distribution are satisfied, the court shall order distribution of the decedent’s estate, or such portion as the court directs, to the persons entitled thereto.(b) The order shall:(1) Name the distributees and the share to which each is entitled.(2) Provide that property distributed subject to a limitation or condition, including, but not limited to, an option granted under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9960) of Part 5, is distributed to the distributees subject to the terms of the limitation or condition.(c) If the whereabouts of a distributee named in the order is unknown, the order shall provide for alternate distributees and the share to which each is entitled. The alternate distributees shall be the persons, to the extent known or reasonably ascertainable, who would be entitled under the decedent’s will or under the laws of intestate succession if the distributee named in the order had predeceased the decedent, or in the case of a devise for a charitable purpose, under the doctrine of cy pres. If the distributee named in the order does not claim the share to which the distributee is entitled within five years after the date of the order, the distributee is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for the purpose of this section and the alternate distributees are entitled to the share as provided in the order.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 17, Sec. 4.6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Prob Code § 11604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11604.

11604.  (a) This section applies where distribution is to be made to any of the following persons:(1) The transferee of a beneficiary.(2) Any person other than a beneficiary under an agreement, request, or instructions of a beneficiary or the attorney in fact of a beneficiary.(b) The court on its own motion, or on motion of the personal representative or other interested person or of the public administrator, may inquire into the circumstances surrounding the execution of, and the consideration for, the transfer, agreement, request, or instructions, and the amount of any fees, charges, or consideration paid or agreed to be paid by the beneficiary.(c) The court may refuse to order distribution, or may order distribution on any terms that the court deems just and equitable, if the court finds either of the following:(1) The fees, charges, or consideration paid or agreed to be paid by a beneficiary are grossly unreasonable.(2) The transfer, agreement, request, or instructions were obtained by duress, fraud, or undue influence.(d) Notice of the hearing on the motion shall be served on the beneficiary and on the persons described in subdivision (a) at least 15 days before the hearing in the manner provided in Section 415.10 or 415.30 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 11605.

11605.  When a court order made under this chapter becomes final, the order binds and is conclusive as to the rights of all interested persons.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution|Section 11620.

11620.  A petition for an order for preliminary distribution of all, or a portion of, the share of a decedent’s estate to which a beneficiary is entitled may not be filed unless at least two months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution|Section 11621.

11621.  (a) The court shall order distribution under this article if at the hearing it appears that the distribution may be made without loss to creditors or injury to the estate or any interested person.(b) The order for distribution shall be stayed until any bond required by the court is filed.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution|Section 11622.

11622.  (a) If the court orders distribution before four months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative, the court shall require a bond. The bond shall be in the amount of the distribution.(b) If the court orders distribution after four months have elapsed after letters are first issued to a general personal representative, the court may require a bond. The bond shall be in the amount the court orders.(c) Any bond required by the court shall be given by the distributee and filed with the court. The bond shall be conditioned on payment of the distributee’s proper share of the debts of the estate, not exceeding the amount distributed.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 11623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution|Section 11623.

11623.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 11601, if authority is granted to administer the estate without court supervision under the Independent Administration of Estates Act, Part 6 (commencing with Section 10400):(1) The personal representative may petition the court for an order for preliminary distribution on notice as provided in Section 1220. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1220, the court may not dispense with notice unless the time for filing creditor claims has expired.(2) The aggregate of all property distributed under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the net value of the estate. For the purpose of this subdivision, “net value of the estate” means the excess of the value of the property in the estate, as determined by all inventories and appraisals on file with the court, over the total amount of all creditor claims and of all liens and encumbrances recorded or known to the personal representative not included in a creditor claim, excluding any estate tax lien occasioned by the decedent’s death.(b) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the personal representative to make preliminary distribution under other provisions of this chapter, whether or not authority is granted to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act, Part 6 (commencing with Section 10400).(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 710) by Stats. 1991, Ch. 82, Sec. 30.5. Effective June 30, 1991. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 31 of Ch. 82.)
CA Prob Code § 11624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS|PART 10 - DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE|CHAPTER 1 - Order for Distribution|ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Distribution|Section 11624.

11624.  The costs of a proceeding under this article shall be paid by the distributee or the estate in proportions determined by the court.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)