(C) To furnish a guideline to attorneys so that attorneys can forecast to their clients the fees the estate may incur before the administration commences.

(D) To assist the legal profession in arriving at a fair and reasonable fee for estate work. The Court recognizes that every attorney and personal representative has a right and an obligation to request a fee which is fair and reasonable for the estate work performed, taking into account the provision in the Rules of Professional Conduct which applies to all attorneys admitted to practice in Indiana. Fees should always bear a reasonable relationship to the services rendered.

(E) In determining an appropriate fee, the attorney, client, and Court should consider the following criteria:

(1) The time required; the novelty, complexity, or difficulty of the legal questions involved; and the skill required to perform necessary services properly.

(2) Who served as personal representative. The Court may consider how much time the attorney devoted to legal matters and how much time the attorney devoted to ministerial functions during supervision and representation of the personal representative.

(3) The total fair market value of the probate assets being administered.

(4) The character of the probate and non-probate assets which are administered or transferred, including whether non-probate assets exist which must be included for federal or state estate tax purposes, and whether these non-probate assets require more work for the attorney.

(5) Whether the probate assets are sufficient to pay for legal services or personal representative fees.

(6) Timeliness in performing necessary estate services under statutory requirements, these rules, and the Rules of Professional Conduct.

(7) Other factors deemed relevant by the attorney, personal representative, and/or the Court.

(II) Administration of the Gross Estate.

(A) Gross Estate Services include, but will not necessarily be limited to, opening the estate and qualifying the personal representative; preparing and filing the inventory; collecting assets; paying claims; preparing and filing non-extraordinary petitions (including but not limited to petitions to sell real or personal property, petitions to deliver personal property to beneficiaries, petitions to abandon real or personal property, and petitions for appointment of appraisers);; preparing and filing the final report; obtaining an order approving the final report; distributing assets to beneficiaries; obtaining discharge of the personal representative; preparing and filing the supplemental report after distribution; and preparing and serving all necessary notices