Rule 7.753. Contingency fee agreements in guardianships and conservatorships
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.753
Current text effective January 1, 2003.
A guardian or conservator of the estate may contract with an attorney for a contingency fee for the attorney's services on behalf of the ward or conservatee, or the estate, in connection with a matter that is of a type customarily the subject of a contingency fee agreement, if the court has authorized the guardian or conservator to do so, or if the agreement has been approved by the court under Probate Code section 2644. The agreement must also satisfy the requirements of rule 7.703(d)(1).
#History
Rule 7.753 adopted effective January 1, 2003.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
A guardian or conservator of the estate may contract with an attorney for a contingency fee for the attorney's services on behalf of the ward or conservatee, or the estate, in connection with a matter that is of a type customarily the subject of a contingency fee agreement, if the court has authorized the guardian or conservator to do so, or if the agreement has been approved by the court under Probate Code section 2644.
The agreement must also satisfy the requirements of rule 7.703(d)(1).
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.