SCHEDULE OF ATTORNEY AND EXECUTOR FEES
FOR CALIFORNIA PROBATES
California's fee schedule for attorneys is found at Probate Code Section 10810 and for executors is found at Probate Code Section 10800 and is a somewhat complicated formula. For ease of approximation, a simplified formula can be used. It works for probate estates with a value between $100,000 and $1 million. It is 2% of the probate estate value + $3000. That sum would be the statutory fee for the attorney and the executor would receive an identical sum.
| PROBATE ESTATE VALUES |
TOTAL ATTORNEY AND EXECUTOR FEES* |
| $100,000 |
$8,000 |
| 200,000 |
14,000 |
| 300,000 |
18,000 |
| 400,000 |
22,000 |
| 500,000 |
26,000 |
| 600,000 |
30,000 |
| 700,000 |
34,000 |
| 800,000 |
38,000 |
| 900,000 |
42,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
46,000 |
| 2,000,000 |
66,000 |
| 3,000,000 |
86,000 |
| 4,000,000 |
106,000 |
| 5,000,000 |
126,000 |
*The Attorney receives one-half of this sum and the executor receives the other half. However, often extraordinary fees are allowed which could make this total even higher!
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