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Compensation · 6 min de lectura
The trust's terms, or reasonable compensation
Where a trust's terms specify the trustee's compensation, the trustee is entitled to it, though a court may allow more or less if it would be unreasonably low or high (C.R.S. §15-5-708(2)). Where the terms are silent, the trustee's compensation is determined under part 6 of article 10 of title 15 (§15-5-708(1)), which entitles a fiduciary to reasonable compensation (§15-10-602(1)); the statute sets no fee schedule of its own.
A trustee is also reimbursed from the trust property for expenses properly incurred in the administration, with interest as appropriate (C.R.S. §15-5-709).
What "reasonable" weighs
C.R.S. §15-10-603 lists the factors a court considers in reviewing compensation — among them the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions and the skill required; the compensation customarily charged in the community; the nature and size of the estate and the results obtained; any litigation; and the time limitations involved. No method of charging is presumed unreasonable.
Once a fiduciary receives notice of proceedings for removal, compensation and attorney fees are not paid from the estate without a court order, and a court orders refunds of excessive compensation (C.R.S. §15-10-602(5)).
Telling the beneficiaries
A trustee notifies the qualified beneficiaries in advance of any change in the method or rate of the trustee's compensation (C.R.S. §15-5-813(2)(d)), and every report shows the source and amount of the trustee's compensation (§15-5-813(3)(a)).
Many trustees keep a simple log of time and tasks from the first day; it is the record a reasonableness question would turn on.
When a trustee is also a beneficiary
Compensation is a payment to the trustee, which is why it sits close to the duty of loyalty (C.R.S. §15-5-802). A trustee who is also a beneficiary may take reasonable compensation like any trustee; questions about the amount or the method are the kind many trustees bring to a licensed Colorado attorney of their choosing before taking it.
Las leyes, textualmente
Recovery of reasonable compensation and costs
C.R.S. §15-10-602 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Factors in determining the reasonableness of compensation and costs
C.R.S. §15-10-603 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Compensation of trustee
C.R.S. §15-5-708 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Duty to inform and report
C.R.S. §15-5-813 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Preguntas frecuentes
Does Colorado set a statutory fee for trustees?
No. Where the trust's terms do not set compensation, a Colorado trustee's compensation is determined under part 6 of article 10 of title 15 (C.R.S. §15-5-708(1)) — reasonable compensation (§15-10-602(1)), weighed by the factors of §15-10-603.
Does a Colorado trustee have to tell beneficiaries about a fee change?
Yes: a trustee notifies the qualified beneficiaries in advance of any change in the method or rate of compensation (C.R.S. §15-5-813(2)(d)).
Can a court change a trustee's compensation set in the trust?
Yes, if the compensation the terms specify would be unreasonably low or high (C.R.S. §15-5-708(2)).
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