(a) Interim fees Interim fees are subject to final review and approval by the court. The court retains jurisdiction to award a greater or lesser amount as the full, fair, and final value of the services received.
Rule 3.1183.Interim fees and objections
Division 11. Law and Motion · Chapter 3. Provisional and Injunctive Relief · Article 5. Receiverships · Adopted 1907 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.1183 makes clear that fees a receiver collects along the way are only interim and remain subject to the court's final review, and it gives interested parties 10 days from notice of an interim report to raise specific, timely objections.
Full Text of Rule 3.1183
(b) Objections to interim accounts and reports Unless good cause is shown, objections to a receiver’s interim report and accounting must be made within 10 days of notice of the report and accounting, must be specific, and must be delivered to the receiver and all parties entitled to service of the interim report and accounting.
Plain-English Summary
Fees a receiver collects along the way are never the last word. This rule treats interim fees as provisional, subject to the court's final review, with the court free to award more or less once it weighs the full, fair value of the services delivered.
Interested parties who want to challenge an interim report or accounting have to move quickly and specifically: objections are due within 10 days of notice, absent good cause for more time, and have to be delivered to the receiver and everyone else entitled to be served with the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are fees a receiver collects during the case final?
No. Interim fees stay subject to the court's final review and can be increased or reduced once the full record is in.
How long do parties have to object to an interim accounting?
10 days from notice of the report, absent good cause for more time.
What must an objection include?
Specific grounds, delivered to the receiver and everyone entitled to service of the report and accounting.
Amendment History
Rule 3.1183 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1907 effective January 1, 2002.
Source & verification. Rule text is reproduced verbatim from
the Judicial Council of California. Adopted by the Judicial Council of California.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
· Official source
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