2025 Session Last amended: 1986 session

§ 524.3-721 — Proceedings for Review of Employment of Agents and Compensation of Personal Representatives and Employees of Estate

Plain-Language Summary

This section lets the court review both the personal representative's decision to hire people to help administer the estate and how much those people, and the personal representative, are paid. On notice to interested persons, on an interested person's petition, or by motion in a supervised administration, the court may examine whether employing any person (such as an attorney, auditor, investment advisor, or other specialized agent or assistant) was proper and whether their compensation, or the compensation the personal representative set for personal representative services, is reasonable. Anyone who received excessive compensation from the estate may be ordered to refund it.

Practical Notes
If an interested person believes the personal representative hired unnecessary help or that fees paid to an attorney, advisor, or the personal representative are too high, they can ask the court to review those decisions and amounts. The court can order anyone who was overpaid to return the excess, so keeping records that justify each hire and each fee is helpful for whoever is administering the estate.