Fees
Please Note:
The Department of Court Records New Fees effective 13th January 2025
Due to the State Budget Impasse, the temporary surcharge portion of the Judicial Computer Project/Access to Justice/Criminal Justice Enhancement/Office of Attorney General (JCP/ATG/CJEA/OAG) fee is set to expire on August 1, 2023. As a result, this temporary surcharge portion of $21.25 will be suspended as of August 1, 2023. This surcharge will most likely be reinstated once the State Budget Impasse has concluded.
There will be a $35.00 charge for NSF checks. No personal checks will be accepted.
No refunds for overpayments of $10.00 or less, refunds will be made for all amounts over $10.00.
In cases not specifically provided for the Director of the Department of Court Records shall make the same charge as that imposed for services of a substantially similar nature.
Accounts
For filing, advertising, adjudication and recording accounts of trustees, guardians of minors and guardians of incompetents, graduated according to the total principal and income contained therein.
| Total Principal and Income |
Fee |
| Less than $5,000 |
$50.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$70.00 |
| $10,001 to $20,000 |
$100.00 |
| $20,001 to $30,000 |
$110.00 |
| $30,001 to $40,000 |
$120.00 |
| $40,001 to $50,000 |
$150.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 |
$170.00 |
| $100,001 to $200,000 |
$250.00 |
| $200,001 to $500,000 |
$500.00 |
| $500,001 to $1,000,000 |
$650.00 |
| Each additional $1,000,000 or fraction thereof |
$325.00 |
Appeals
An additional $90.25 fee, charged by the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts, is collected by the Department of Court Records at the time of filing the Appeal.
| Appeal |
Fee |
| Petition and Citation |
$60.00 |
| Pennsylvania Appellate Courts |
$80.00 |
Miscellaneous Fees
| Type |
Fee |
| Affidavit or Oath |
$10.00 |
| Certification |
$20.00 |
| List of Liens |
$10.00 |
| Notary Public signature certification |
$15.00 |
| PA Inheritance Tax Return (original) |
$10.00 |
| Subpoena |
$10.00 |
| For the first $1,000.00 - the handling of money paid into court |
3¢ per dollar |
| For money paid into court above $1,000.00 |
1¢ per dollar |
| File Retrieval from non-County owned facility, payable at time of order |
Current Rate |
New Case Filings
| Case Filing |
Fee |
| Adoption - Petition (Orphans’ Court) |
$280.25 |
| Adoption - Petition (Foreign) |
$180.25 |
| Filing and recording |
$15.00 |
| Cemetery Trust Recording |
$172.25 |
| Guardianship Minors |
$130.25 |
| Guardianship Incompetents |
$160.25 |
| Power of Attorney |
$160.25 |
| Trust |
$160.25 |
| Petition for Small Estate |
$130.25 |
Secondary Filings
| Filing |
Fee |
| Assignment |
$20.00 |
| Bond |
$10.00 |
| Claims (If there is case number) - Filing |
$20.00 |
| Claims (If there is case number) - Satisfaction or withdrawal |
$10.00 |
| Claims (If no case number) - Filing |
$115.25 |
| Disclaimers (If there is case number) |
$20.00 |
| Disclaimers (If no case number) |
$115.25 |
| Election to Take under or Against Will - Filing |
$20.00 |
| Election to Take under or Against Will - Withdrawal |
$10.00 |
| Election to have correctness of Inheritance Tax Determined at Audit |
$20.00 |
| Exceptions or Objections |
$20.00 |
| Family Settlement Agreement |
$75.00 |
| Financial Statement of Fiduciaries |
$20.00 |
| First Filing by party other than Party who obtained case number (including Answer, Entry of Appearance, Preliminary Objections) |
$35.00 |
| Petitions |
$35.00 |
| Petition or Motion for Continuance |
$20.00 |
| Praecipe for Judgment |
$35.00 |
| Power of Attorney Revocation/ Discontinuance |
$10.00 |
| Receipt and Release |
$5.00 |
| Renunciation of Power of Appointment |
$10.00 |