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allowable under this section only if the fee is reasonable.__Among | | the factors a court may consider as guides in determining the | | reasonableness of fees under this section are the following: |
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| | | A.__The time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty | | of the questions involved and the skill requisite to perform | | the service properly; |
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| | | B.__The likelihood, if apparent to the trustee, that the | | acceptance of the particular employment will preclude the | | person employed from other employment; |
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| | | C.__The fee customarily charged in the locality for similar | | services; |
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| | | D.__The amounts involved and the results obtained; |
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| | | E.__The time limitations imposed by the trustee or by the | | circumstances; and |
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| | | F.__The experience, reputation and ability of the person | | performing the services. |
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| | | The order of the factors in this subsection does not imply their | | relative importance. |
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| | | 2.__Terms of trust.__If the terms of a trust specify the | | trustee's compensation, the trustee is entitled to be compensated | | as specified, but the court may allow more or less compensation | | if: |
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| | | A.__The duties of the trustees are substantially different | | from those contemplated when the trust was created; or |
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| | | B.__The compensation specified by the terms of the trust | | would be unreasonably low or high. |
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| | | 3.__Review; refunds if excessive.__On petition of a qualified | | beneficiary, after notice to all qualified beneficiaries, the | | court may review the reasonableness of the compensation | | determined by the trustee for the trustee's services.__A trustee | | who has received excessive compensation from a trust may be | | ordered to make appropriate refunds. |
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| | | §709.__Reimbursement of expenses |
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| | | 1.__Reimbursement.__A trustee is entitled to be reimbursed out | | of the trust property, with interest as appropriate, for: |
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