California Statutory Probate Attorney Fee Calculator

California Statutory Probate Attorney Fee Calculator

Facing the need to file probate in California? The following probate calculator will help you calculate the statutory attorneys fees in a California probate proceeding. Learn the minimum fees an attorney will charge to probate your estate. More importantly, see how much you will save if you hire A People’s Choice rather than an attorney!

What will an attorney charge to handle your California Probate?
Use the “calculator” below to estimate statutory attorney fees for a California Probate for estates over $150,000, but less than $10,000,000.
Estimated value of the estate including all real and personal property.
Please enter the Gross value of the estate. Gross value is the total value of all assets without any deduction for debts, loans or existing mortgages on those assets.
Please enter a number from 150000 to 10000000.
4% of the first $100,000
remaining
3% of the next $100,000
3% of the next $100,000
remaining 2
2% of the next $800,000
2% of the next $800,000
remaining 3
1% of the next $9,000,000
1% of the next $9,000,000
The basic statutory attorney fees in this matter is reflected below. Attorneys are also allowed to charge extraordinary fees over the basic statutory fee for matters such as the sale of real property or other "extraordinary" time and effort to close the estate. California also allows the executor to be paid Executor Fees in a sum equal to the statutory attorneys fees unless the executor elects to waive these fees.
This estate appears to be below the threshold of requiring a full probate proceeding Estates under $150,000 typically do not require the filing of a full probate proceeding.
California Statutory Probate Attorney’s Fees
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California Statutory Probate Attorney Fee Calculator

What will an attorney charge to handle your California Probate?

This estate appears to be below the threshold of requiring a full probate proceeding Estates under $150,000 typically do not require the filing of a full probate proceeding.

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Description of Will Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Will (individual)	$200
Codicil to Will	$125
Will package (individual) includes Will, Healthcare Directive and Financial Power of Attorney	$250
Will package (couple) includes 2 Wills, 2 Healthcare Directives and 2 Financial Powers of Attorney	$399
Other Services	Call for Quote

Description of Trust Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust (Individual) Trust or Trust Restatement only (you must have an existing revocable trust)	$300
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust (Couple) Trust or Trust Restatement only (you must have an existing trust)	$400
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust Package (Individual) Includes Trust, Pour-over Will, Certificate of Trust, Healthcare Directive, Financial Power of Attorney and estate folder	$499
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust Package (Couple) Includes joint trust, 2 Pour-over Wills, Certificate of Trust, 2 Healthcare Directives, 2 Financial Powers of Attorney and estate folder	$650
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust (Couple) Trust or Trust Restatement only (you must have an existing trust)	$375
Special Needs Trust Designed for beneficiaries with physical or mental disabilities.	$700
Irrevocable Medi-Cal and/or VA Planning Trust	$700
Trust Transfer Deed and Preliminary Change of Ownership (California property)	$200 ($100 discount w/trust pkg)
Trust Transfer Deed (Out-of-State property)	$275 ($150 discount w/trust pkg)
Trust Transfer Deed (Timeshare)	$275 ($150 discount w/trust pkg)

Description of Individual Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Will	$200
Healthcare Directive	$125
Financial Power of Attorney	$125
Codicil to Will	$125
Trust Amendment	$200 and up
Trust Transfer Deed and Preliminary Change of Ownership (California property)	$200
Trust Transfer Deed (Out-of-State property)	$275
Trust Transfer Deed (Timeshare)	$275
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Conservatorships Services We Offer	Price
Standard Conservatorship of Person OR Estate (1 Petitioner)	$1000
Standard Conservatorship of Person AND Estate (1 Petitioner)	$1200
Standard Conservatorship with Dementia Orders	+$200
Add-on Fees for Emergency Conservatorship	+$300
Limited Conservatorship for Developmentally Disabled	$1200
Add-on Fees for Emergency Limited Conservatorship	+$300
Add-on Fees for Ex Parte Limited Conservatorship for Developmentally Disabled	+$300
Additional co-petitioner fee to any Conservatorship Petition	+$200
Standard preparation time is 10-14 business days. Rush preparation of all documentation is available with 48-72 preparation	+$250