THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

BUCKS COUNTY

Fees of the Clerk of Orphans' Court; Administrative Order No. 2016-E0529

[46 Pa.B. 5999]
[Saturday, September 24, 2016]

Order

 And Now, To Wit, this 25th day of August, 2016, in accordance with the provisions of Act 18 of April 21, 1994, upon the determination of the Clerk of Orphans' Court that these fees are fair and reasonable, the following Bill of Costs is established to become effective on October 1, 2016, to be chargeable to the parties and to the estates before this Court for settlement for all services of the Clerk of Orphans' Court of Bucks County, in the transaction of the business of this Court.

By the Court

JEFFREY L. FINLEY, 
President Judge

Bucks County Orphans' Court Bill of Costs

Formal Accountings

Personal Representative, Trustee and Guardian Accounts

Includes Advertising and Adjudication

** Do Not Add $10.00 ACP Fee

Over	But not more than	Accounts-advertising included
_________________	_________________	_________________
$ -	$250.00	$25.00
$250.00	$1,000.00	$35.00
$1,000.00	$5,000.00	$50.00
$5,000.00	$10,000.00	$75.00
$10,000.00	$25,000.00	$100.00
$25,000.00	$50,000.00	$150.00
$50,000.00	$100,000.00	$200.00
$100,000.00	$200,000.00	$250.00
$200,000.00	$300,000.00	$350.00
Add $150 for each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof
Re-advertising Accounts $100.00	Insolvent Estates $25.00	Objections $40.00
ESTATES
AFFIDAVIT/CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		NC
ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORT/INVENTORY		$30.00
ANSWER		NC
ACP FEE, (initial filings)		$10.00
APPEALS:
Petition to Appeal from Register of Wills Decision		$80.00
Notice of Appeal to Superior Court		$80.00
Filing Fee to Superior Court (payable to Superior Court)		$85.50
BOND, filing		$15.00
CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED TO ACT AS CORPORATE FIDUCIARY		$50.00
CEMETERY TRUST RECORDING		$100.00
CERTIFICATION OF RECORD:		$20.00
CITATION		$40.00
CLAIM (incl. SATISFACTION and/or WITHDRAWAL)		$40.00
CREDIT CARD:
	(lower than $250.00)	$3.00
	(higher than $250.01	$10.00
	Imaging per page	$1.00
**DEED EXECUTION BY CLERK		$20.00
**DISCLAIMER		$30.00
ELECTION AGAINST A WILL		$20.00
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER SERVICE FEE		$10.00
(plus images/per page over 10 pgs./max. fee $50.00)		$1.00
EXEMPLIFICATION OF RECORD (issued)		$60.00
FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT		$45.00
INFORMAL ACCOUNTS		$50.00
JCP FEE, state mandated		$35.50
MOTIONS:	Discovery	$85.00
	Judgment on the Pleading
	Post Hearing
	Reconsideration (Include a courtesy copy)
	Summary Judgement
NOTARY FEE: $5.00 (each instrument)		$5.00
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS		$85.00
PETITIONS (all, including Guardianships)		$85.00
PLEADINGS & PAPERS (instruments not specifically listed)		$35.00
PRAECIPE:		$35.00
Entry /Withdrawal of Appearance		NC
Discontinue/Withdrawal Petition		$35.00
Enter Judgment		$35.00
Satisfaction of Award		$15.00
Settle, Discontinue and End		$15.00
POUNDAGE (for monies determined by the Court)
Percentage of each dollar of the first $1,000		5.00%
Percentage of each dollar of each additional $1000 or fraction thereof		1.00%
**POWER OF ATTORNEY		$40.00
**RECEIPT & RELEASE w/out Family Settlement Agreement		$35.00
**SATISFACTION OF AWARD		$15.00
**SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION		$35.00
**STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY		$50.00
STIPULATION		$15.00
SUBPOENA		$20.00
TRUST INSTRUMENTS		$50.00
ADOPTIONS
ADOPTION SEARCH INQUIRIES		$30.00
AMENDED BIRTH CERTIFICATE APPLICATION (Form H105.102)		$10.00
(make payable to Vital Records
CERTIFIED ADOPTION DECREE		$20.00
COUNSELING FEE (filed with the Report of Intent to Adopt)		$75.00
PETITION TO ADOPT:
	Initial Petition	$95.00
	JCP	$35.50
	ACP	$10.00
	Certificate of Adoption	$20.00
	___________________________
		$160.50
PETITION OF RELINQUISHMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS:
	Initial Petition	$85.00
	JCP	$35.50
	ACP	$10.00
	___________________________
		$130.50
Subsequent Petitions		$85.00
Pre-placement fee payable to B.C. Children and Youth		$650.00
Report of Intention to Adopt		$30.00
Report of Intermediary		$30.00
RESEARCH
Service Fees:
Minimum Fee (up to 1 hour)		$25.00
Hourly Fee (over 1 hour/billed in 1/4 hour increments)		$40.00
Imaging Fee (per page over 10 pgs.)		$1.00
Note: $80.00 deposit required on any research request over two hours
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage License Application		$50.00
Includes ACP FEE		$10.00
Includes one certified Certificate of Marriage		$20.00
		_____
		$80.00
Affidavit of Name Verification		$10.00
Certification of Marriage		$20.00
Consent of Parent or Guardian		$10.00
Duplicate/Reissue Marriage License		$10.00
Verification Letter		$20.00
Outside Office Appearance		$125.00
Waiver—under age 16		$35.00
Waiver of three-day day waiting period:
Emergency		$75.00
Active Military		NC
NON-RESIDENT AND OUT OF STATE AFFIDAVIT FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE  (Maryland Application Process)		$20.00
Note: Instruments not specifically listed will be charged at a rate comparable to this schedule for a similar instrument

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1636. Filed for public inspection September 23, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]

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