Cal. Codes » Probate Code / 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
California Codes

Cal. Probate Code § 10801 (2026)

Compensation of Personal Representative

✓ leginfo export of Sept. 26, 2026 (applied Oct. 1, 2026)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section CA-LEGleginfo.legislature.ca.gov JustiaCode on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2014 · leading case: Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Gemstar-Tv Guide Int'l, Inc., 401 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. 2005).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Gemstar-Tv Guide Int'l, Inc., 401 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. 2005). “, Cal. Prob. Code §§ 10801 , 10811; Cal. Court R.”
Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Gemstar-Tv Guide Int'l, Inc., 367 F.3d 1087 (9th Cir. 2004). “CAL. PROB. CODE §§ 10801, 10811; CAL. COURT R.”
Williams v. McCullough, No. B250028 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 27, 2014). “(Prob. Code, § 10801, subd. (a).) Rule 7.703(a) of the California Rules of Court expressly authorizes a trial court considering an award of fees for extraordinary services to “consider the amount of statutory compensation [payment for ordinary services] when determining…”
SEC v. Yuen, No. 03-56129 (9th Cir. Mar. 21, 2005). “, Cal. Prob. Code §§ 10801 , 10811; Cal. Court R.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.