Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Is it proper for an attorney for a Trust to receive payment for their fees ($38,000.00) directly from the trust without seeking court approval? Is it proper for a Trustee to reimburse himself, from the Trust, fees he has paid an attorney without court approval? The Trust is for a person under a conservatorship and the attorney being paid from the Trust is not the attorney for the conservator, he is the attorney for a trustee. Thank you.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Of course not, and the judge, the District Attorney, the State Bar, the other trust beneficiaries, and the Adult Protective Services are all in a position to do something about it.
What does the conservator's attorney have to say about the fee? Contact me directly.
It depends to some extent what the terms of the trust state.
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