Probate Fees
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.
Acceptance
Testamentary guardian or trustee: $10.00
Accounts
For filing, advertising, adjudication and recording of accounts of executors and administrators, graduated according to the principal and income contained therein.
| Total Principal and Income |
Fee |
| Less than $5,000 |
$60.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$80.00 |
| $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 |
Administration and Probate
Letters of Administration, Administration c.t.a. and Testamentary for granting of letters of administration; for probate and recording will and granting of letters c.t.a.; and for probating and recording will and granting letters testamentary (including tax due Commonwealth but excluding advertising), for estates graduated according to the gross value thereof, real and personal
| Gross Value |
Fee |
| Less than $5,000 |
$180.25 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$190.25 |
| $10,001 to $20,000 |
$200.25 |
| $20,001 to $30,000 |
$210.25 |
| $30,001 to $40,000 |
$220.25 |
| $40,001 to $50,000 |
$230.25 |
| $50,001 to $75,000 |
$280.25 |
| $75,001 to $100,000 |
$330.25 |
| $100,001 to $200,000 |
$380.25 |
| $200,001 to $400,000 |
$430.25 |
| Each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof |
$150.00 |
Letters of Administration Fee includes a $10.00 fee for Inheritance Tax Filing. When the value of an estate is underestimated in the petition for letters, additional costs will be collected when inventory is filed.
Affidavit or Oath
Filing or administering: $10.00
Appeals to the Orphans’ Court
Certifications and Exemplifications
Filing and recording certified or exemplified copy of any record or instrument: $55.00
Certificate and Seal (Short)
Guardian Certificate: $10.00
Testamentary Trust: $10.00
Commission to Take Testimony of Interrogations
Executing Those Received: $25.00
Preparing Those Transmitted: $25.00
First Filings
First filing (including Answer, Entry of Appearance, Preliminary Objections): $35.00
Inheritance Tax – Certifications of Payment
Out of County Real Estate: $10.00
Inventory
| Inventory |
Fee |
| Less than $5,000 |
$20.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$30.00 |
| $10,001 to $20,000 |
$40.00 |
| $20,001 to $30,000 |
$50.00 |
| $30,001 to $40,000 |
$60.00 |
| $40,001 to $50,000 |
$70.00 |
| $50,001 to $75,000 |
$120.00 |
| $75,001 to $100,000 |
$170.00 |
| $100,001 to $200,000 |
$220.00 |
| $200,001 to $400,000 |
$270.00 |
Issuing Certified or Exemplified Copy of any Instrument or Record, including Seal of Court
Letters of Administration: $25.00
Letters Testamentary or Administration c.t.a.: $25.00
Additional Seal: $10.00
Miscellaneous Fees
File retrieval from non-County owned facility, payable at time of order: Current Rate
Estates Granting Letters - Filings
Rule 10.5 Certification of Notice: $10.00
Rule 10.6 Status Report: $10.00
Renunciation
Filing, per renunciation: $10.00
Will – Probating without Letters
Probate of Will without Letters: $62.00
Administering oath or taking of witnesses' testimony outside the Wills/Orphans' Court Division: $55.00