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Probate Filing Fees
Please refer to the tables below, or click the following link for the Probate Court Clerk Filing Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2006.
Adobe PDF version.
Click the following link for the new Probate Court Clerk Filing Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2009.
Adobe PDF version.
| Petitions |
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| Petition to Probate Will | 267.50 |
| Petition for Letters of Administration | 267.50 |
| Small Estate Affidavit | 78.50 |
| Petition to Probate for Muniment of Title Only | 267.50 |
| Petition for Conservatorship or Guardianship | 202.50 |
| Petition for Name Change | 142.50 |
| Petition for Emancipation, Legitimation or to Correct a
Birth Certificate | 142.50 |
| Petition to Reopen | 25.00 |
| Trust Matters or any other case not otherwise provided for | 267.50 |
| Miscellaneous Charges and Fees |
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| Filing Interim Accountings or Settlements in any case | 40.00 |
| Filing a Claim Against an Estate | 11.00 |
| Filing an Exception to a Claim | 42.00 |
| Additional Certified Letters (1st Letter included in filing fee) | 5.00 ea |
| Filing Unprobated Will or Will of Living Person | 5.00 |
| Petitions or Requests in an existing case (Other than request to close) | 18.00 |
| Clerk’s fee for issuing summons, subpoenas, citations & notices (Other than initial process) | 6.00 |
| Filing any document not otherwise provided for | 7.00 |
| Certified Copy of any document or pleading | 5.00 + 0.50 per page |
| Acts of Congress Certification | 10.00 + 0.50 per page |
| Preparing Record on Appeal | 300.00 |
| Service of Summons, Subpoena or Notice by: |
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Davidson Co. Sheriff (upon issuance per defendant/witness
made payable to Probate Court Clerk)** | 7.00 |
Out-of-County Sheriff (upon issuance per defendant/witness
made payable to to Out-of-County Sheriff) | 22.00 |
Secretary of State (upon issuance per defendant/witness
made payable to Secretary of State ) | 20.00 |
Commissioner of Insurance (upon issuance per defendant/witness
made payable to Commissioner of Insurance) | 15.00 |
| | **Upon successful service of process by Davidson County Sheriff, the additional $15 or $13 sheriff fee will be added to the cost bill. | | |
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