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Ind. Porter Cnty. Local Rule LR64-PR00-5800
Fees of Attorneys and Fiduciary
5800.10 Unsupervised Estates. No attorney or fiduciary fees will be determined or
authorized for payment by the Court in any unsupervised administration of a decedent's estate.
5800.20 Supervised Estates and Guardianships. No fees for fiduciaries or attorneys
shall be paid out of any supervised estate or guardianship without prior written order of the
Court. A guardian or guardian's attorney may petition for fees at the time of filing an inventory.
No further petition for fees may be filed until a biennial, annual, or final accounting has been
filed.
(1) Where contracts for legal services have been entered into prior or subsequent to the
opening of an estate or guardianship, the Court reserves the right to approve or disapprove the fee
contracts consistent with the Court's fee guidelines.
(2) All petitions for fees for the attorney and/or fiduciary shall conform to the fee
guideline set out in Appendix C and shall specifically set forth all services performed in detail as
well as the amount of the fee requested and how it has been calculated.
(3) Unjustified delays in carrying out duties by the fiduciary and/or attorney will
result in a reduction of fees.
Provenance
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- www.in.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
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- supplied-in-28-68-porter-local-rules-2022-12-01
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