Conn. Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39
Connecticut Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39 Fiduciary and Attorney's Fees
- Connecticut’s probate code sets no percentage schedule for an executor or administrator. On the fiduciary’s motion, the Probate Court may approve a proposed fee arrangement for the fiduciary or the fiduciary’s attorney before the work is done, or a proposed fee for work already done.
The section’s own words
Section 39.1 Fiduciary and attorney's fees (a) On motion of a fiduciary, the court may approve: (1) a proposed fee arrangement for the fiduciary or for the fiduciary's attorney before the fiduciary or attorney has rendered ser- vices; or (2) a proposed fee for services already rendered by the fiduciary or attorney.
What this means: Connecticut has NO statutory percentage schedule for fiduciary (executor/administrator) compensation: C.G.S. chapters 801b, 802 and 802b contain none. Compensation is 'reasonable' and is governed by Rule 39 (Section 39.1, 'Fiduciary and attorney's fees') of the Probate Court Rules of Procedure. The official PDF of the rules prints the body of Rule 39 as page images, so the words quoted here are the rule's caption ('Rule 39') and section number ('39.1') from its table of contents; read the rule itself in that PDF or ask the probate court.