Deposits & Court Costs
Deposits in the amount set forth will be required:
(A) Full Estate Administration; Appointment of Fiduciary for the purpose of filing a Civil Action; Testamentary Trust; Adoptions; Application for Private Placement; Appointment of Guardian of Minor or Incompetent; Emergency Guardianships; Appointment of a Conservator and Application for Protective Services $200.00
Release of Estate from Administration without Will $125.00
(C) Civil Actions; Declaratory Judgments; Will Contests; Determination of Heirship; Concealment of Assets and all other contested actions $150.00
(D) Probate of Will Only (with the tax return); Application to admit authenticated copies of Will/Estate Administration; Petition for Release of Information on Adoptions $61.00
(E) Petition for Change of Name (Adult and Minor) $150.00
Minor Change of Name (Publishing for Parent) $260.00
(F) Minor’s Settlement $50.00
(G) Application for Summary Release from Administration $100.00
Application for Summary with Will or Certificate of Transfer $125.00
(H) Estate-Authenticated copies $37.00 plus pages of record
(I) No Estate, date of death prior ten years $40.00
(J) Certification of Notice to Administrator of Medicaid Estate Recovery Program only $28.00
(K) Will deposit (no Estate) $25.00
(L) Disinterment Proceedings $46.00
(M) Application for temporary commissioner $20.00
Court Costs shall be assessed as follows:
(A) Delayed Registration of Birth $21.00
(B) Correction of Birth $19.00
(C) Certified Copy of Marriage Records $3.00
(D) All copies $1.00
(E) Certified Mail $8.00
(F) Computer Fund $10.00
(G) Computerized Legal Research $3.00
(H) Mediation $10.00
(A) Special Projects $10.00
(B) Conduct of Business $1.00
(I) Publication Fees
(A) Adoptions $700.00
(B) Estates $500.00
For Probate proceedings not listed above, please contact the Court. These Court costs may be changed by the Court without amendments of these Local Rules or as required by statute.