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Filing Fees: Probate-Guardianship-Mental Health Division

Susan DeGroff, Manager
(561) 355-2310
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(Effective 7/1/04)

The statutory service charges of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for filing Probate, Guardianship and Mental Health cases are as follows:

For the opening of any estate of one document or more, including but not limited to petitions and orders to approve settlement of minor's claims; to open a safe deposit box; for the determination of heirs; and for a foreign guardian to manage property of a non-resident, the filing fee is $ 102.00.

Caveat 35.00
Notice of Trust 35.00
Summary administration:  Estate value less than 1,000.00 106.00
Summary administration:  Estate value 1,000.00 or more 206.00
Formal administration, Guardianship, Ancillary, Curatorship or Conservatorship Proceedings 256.00
Guardianship of Person Only 106.00
Guardianship of Property 256.00
Petition and Order to Admit Foreign Wills, Authenticated Copies Exemplified Copies or Transcript of Record 102.00
Disposition of Personal Property without Administration 102.00
Petition for Determination of Incapacity 102.00
Trust Proceedings 256.00
Proceedings under Gifts to Minors Act 256.00
Child Performer and Athlete Act Effective 7/1/95 256.00
Veteran's Administration Guardianships 106.00
Voluntary Guardianship 256.00
Notice of Appeal 50.00 (Plus Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal $1.00 per Page and $1.00 for Certification)
District Court of Appeals 300.00
Pre-need Guardian or a Will for Deposit Only No Fee
Approving Guardianship Bonds (Each) 7.50
Photocopying Any Instrument in Public Records (Per Page) 1.00
Certification 1.50
Oath of witness to will 3.00
Authenticated or Exemplified Certificates (Signing & Sealing) 6.00
Search of Records, per Each Year Searched 1.50
Guardianship Inventory with Assets over $25,000.00 75.00
Re-open fee 50.00
Annual Accountings for Guardianship:
Value of $25,000 or less 15.00
Value of $25,001, but Not More than $100,000 75.00
Value of $100,001, but Not More than $500,000 150.00
Value in Excess of $500,000 225.00

*Not Payable When Filing Fee in the Amount of or above $200.00 Has Been Paid.

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