Rule 7.706. Compensation when personal representative is an attorney
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.706
Current text effective January 1, 2003.
#(a) Personal representative's compensation only
Notwithstanding the provisions of the decedent's will, a personal representative who is an attorney may receive the personal representative's compensation but may not receive compensation for legal services as the attorney for the personal representative unless the court approves the right to compensation for legal services in advance and finds the arrangement is to the advantage, benefit, and best interest of the decedent's estate.
#(b) Agreement not to participate in compensation
A law firm of which the personal representative is a partner or shareholder may request compensation for legal services in addition to the personal representative's compensation if a written agreement not to participate in each other's compensation, signed by the personal representative and by authorized representatives of the law firm, has been filed in the estate proceeding.
#History
Rule 7.706 adopted effective January 1, 2003.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
A law firm may request legal-services compensation in addition to the personal representative’s compensation only if the required signed agreement has been filed in the estate proceeding.
The rule's wording
A law firm of which the personal representative is a partner or shareholder may request compensation for legal services in addition to the personal representative's compensation if a written agreement not to participate in each other's compensation, signed by the personal representative and by authorized representatives of the law firm, has been filed in the estate proceeding.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.