2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 7.751. Petitions for orders allowing compensation for guardians or conservators and their attorneys
(a) Petition for allowance of compensation for services performed before appointment of guardian or conservator
A petition for allowance of compensation to a guardian or conservator or to the attorney for a guardian or conservator may include a request for compensation for services rendered before an order appointing a guardian or conservator. The petition must show facts demonstrating the necessity for preappointment services.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(b) Required showing in petition for allowance of compensation
All petitions for orders fixing and allowing compensation must comply with the requirements of rule 7.702 concerning petitions for extraordinary compensation in decedents' estates, to the extent applicable to guardianships and conservatorships, except that the best interest of the ward or conservatee is to be considered instead of the interest of beneficiaries of the estate.
Rule 7.751 amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted effective January 1, 2003.