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How an Illinois trustee is paid

Illinois has no fee schedule for trustees. Its trust code sets a standard — reasonable compensation — and the notices and records that go with it.

El texto completo de esta guía está en inglés; el resumen anterior está en su idioma. Los resúmenes de las leyes y el inglés siguen siendo la fuente de referencia.

Compensation · 6 min de lectura

The standard

760 ILCS 3/708 provides that where the trust instrument does not specify the trustee's compensation, the trustee is entitled to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances. Where the instrument does specify it, the trustee is compensated as specified, but the court may raise or lower the compensation if the duties are substantially different from those contemplated when the trust was created, or the amount would be unreasonably low or high.

Notice and the accounting

A trustee notifies the qualified beneficiaries in advance of any change in the rate of, or the method of determining, the trustee's compensation (760 ILCS 3/813.1(d)(1)(B)), and each trust accounting shows the trustee's compensation among the disbursements (760 ILCS 3/103).

Reimbursement

A trustee is reimbursed from the trust property, with interest as appropriate, for expenses properly incurred in the administration and protection of the trust (760 ILCS 3/709). Paying reasonable compensation and the expenses of administration is among the trustee's specific powers (760 ILCS 3/816).

When compensation is questioned

Among the remedies for a breach of trust, the court may reduce or deny compensation (760 ILCS 3/1001). A self-interested transaction is governed by the duty of loyalty (760 ILCS 3/802). A licensed Illinois attorney of your choosing can advise on a fee that is unusual for the trust's size or the work.

Las leyes, textualmente

  • Remedies for breach of trust

    760 ILCS 3/1001 ↗

    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

    760 ILCS 3/708 ↗

    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.

  • Reimbursement of expenses

    760 ILCS 3/709 ↗

    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 account; trusts irrevocable and trustees accepting appointment after effective date of Code

    760 ILCS 3/813.1 ↗

    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

How much does an Illinois trustee get paid?

What the trust instrument specifies, or, where it is silent, compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances (760 ILCS 3/708). Illinois has no fee schedule.

Must an Illinois trustee tell beneficiaries before raising the fee?

Illinois's statute provides for notice to the qualified beneficiaries in advance of any change in the rate or method of determining the compensation (760 ILCS 3/813.1(d)(1)(B)).

Can an Illinois trustee be reimbursed for expenses?

Yes, for expenses properly incurred in the administration and protection of the trust, with interest as appropriate (760 ILCS 3/709).

El Centro de Aprendizaje es información general sobre la ley de Illinois — no es asesoría legal ni sustituye el consejo de un abogado de Illinois con licencia sobre sus hechos específicos. TrusteeClear es software, no un bufete.