California Probate Code
§ 15687
PROB § 15687 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 5
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Notwithstanding any provision of a trust to the contrary, a trustee who is an attorney may receive only (1) the trustee’s compensation provided in the trust or otherwise provided in this article or (2) compensation for legal services performed for the trustee, unless the trustee obtains approval for the right to dual compensation as provided in subdivision (d).
(b)No parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a person who is a trustee, and no law partnership or corporation whose partner, shareholder, or employee is serving as a trustee shall receive any compensation for legal services performed for the trustee unless the trustee waives trustee compensation or unless the trustee obtains approval for the right to dual compensation as provided in subdivision (d).
(c)This section shall not apply if the trustee is related by blood or marriage to, or is a cohabitant with, the settlor.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 730, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1996.