Section 1472 Of Chapter 4. Appointment Of Legal Counsel From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
1472
. (a) If a person is furnished legal counsel under Section
1471:
(1) The court shall, upon conclusion of the matter, fix a
reasonable sum for compensation and expenses of counsel and shall
make a determination of the person's ability to pay all or a portion
of that sum. The sum may, in the discretion of the court, include
compensation for services rendered, and expenses incurred, before the
date of the order appointing counsel.
(2) If the court determines that the person has the ability to pay
all or a portion of the sum, the court shall order the conservator
of the estate or, if none, the person, to pay in any installments and
in any manner the court determines to be reasonable and compatible
with the person's financial ability.
(3) In a proceeding under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100)
of Part 6 for court authorization of a proposed transaction
involving community property, the court may order payment out of the
proceeds of the transaction.
(4) If a conservator is not appointed for the person furnished
legal counsel, the order for payment may be enforced in the same
manner as a money judgment.
(b) If the court determines that a person furnished private
counsel under Section 1471 lacks the ability to pay all or a portion
of the sum determined under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the
county shall pay the sum to the private counsel to the extent the
court determines the person is unable to pay.
(c) The payment ordered by the court under subdivision (a) shall
be made to the county if the public defender has been appointed or if
private counsel has been appointed to perform the duties of the
public defender and the county has compensated that counsel. In the
case of other court-appointed counsel, the payment shall be made to
that counsel.