If I am the executor of an estate and would like to take a salary at least for this first year, does it have to be court approved and how much?
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If I am the executor of an estate and would like to take a salary at least for this first year, does it have to be court approved and how much?
Asked on December 28, 2011 under Estate Planning, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Executors under a Will cannot take a salary for acting as such under the probate codes of all states in this country. Rather, compensation of the executor for acting as such is set forth in the probate code as a percentage of the estate based upon a graduated increase of percentage in incremental increasing amounts of the estate.
Typically compensation payment to the executor of an estate is made upon final distribution and order by the court when it approves the amount of the executor's compensation.
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