on interested parties, including readily ascertainable creditors of the estate, during the estate proceeding.

(B) Gross Estate Value means the fair market value of all assets in the decedent's name and included in the decedent's probate estate.

(C) Maximum Fees for Administering the Gross Estate: The Court has established guidelines for attorneys and fiduciaries. See Fee Guidelines. The Guidelines are NOT a minimum fee, but a suggested maximum fee. Every attorney and personal representative has an obligation to request a fee which is fair and reasonable for the work performed, taking into account the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. In an uncomplicated Estate, fees should be less than the maximum fees listed in the Guidelines, and fees should always bear a reasonable relationship to the services rendered. The Fee Guidelines are found in the Delaware Circuit Court Administrative Rules under Administrative Rule DAR-0011.

(D) Non-Probate Assets. Non-probate assets are those assets for which the attorney representing the personal representative may assist the transferee of those assets in distribution. Non-probate assets include, but are not necessarily limited to: assets jointly owned which are transferred outside the estate administration; life insurance proceeds; annuities; retirement benefits payable to a named beneficiary other than the estate; and assets held in trust which are reportable on the federal transfer tax return or would be reportable if such return were required. Fee charges for assisting beneficiaries or transferees in transferring Non-Probate Assets shall conform to the hourly rate provision established by the Court in paragraph E below. Unless the will admitted to probate provides otherwise, fees generated by the attorney in administering Non-Probate Assets should be charged to the beneficiary or transferee, and not to the estate.

(E) Additional Fees. Fees computed pursuant to the Guidelines are intended to cover only the usual and ordinary services that are reasonably anticipated in handling the normal estate. Such fees do not contemplate all work which may become necessary in conjunction with administration, such as will contests; will construction; contested claims; family settlement agreements; death tax complications; petition for instructions; determination of heirship; generating additional income for the estate during administration; and other similar matters. The attorney shall detail the request for additional fees in a Petition to the Court for Additional Fees.

The Court will compensate attorneys for work involving extraordinary service at an hourly rate. The attorney's hourly rate should conform to the prevailing hourly rate for legal services provided in Delaware County, Indiana, at the time the attorney provided the extraordinary services. The Court reserves the right to review and adjust