THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Fees of Clerk of Orphans' Court
[53 Pa.B. 7729]
[Saturday, December 16, 2023]And Now, this 1st day of December, 2023, the following bill of costs is established effective January 1, 2024 to be chargeable to parties and to estates, before said Court for settlement, for the services of the Clerk of said Court and in the transaction of the business of said Court.
ACCOUNTS—Filing, advertising, recording, setting up printed copies of advertising of accounts of trustees and guardians of minors and incapacitated, including adjudication and certificate of the Clerk in estate not exceeding in value of not exceeding in value of $1,000 47.00 Over 1,001 and not exceeding 5,000 102.00 Over 5,001 and not exceeding 10,000 131.00 Over 10,001 and not exceeding 25,000 146.00 Over 25,001 and not exceeding 50,000 183.00 Over 50,001 and not exceeding 100,000 219.00 Over 100,001 and not exceeding 250,000 291.00 Over 250,001 and not exceeding 500,000 396.00 Over 500,001 and not exceeding 1,000,000 476.00 Each succeeding $500,000 or fraction thereof 232.00 In addition to the above fees for filing there will be a fee for recording, per page 1.00 Supplemental or Amended Accounts (fee per page) 1.00 TECHNOLOGY FEE—For Accounts 10.00 DECREE and CERTIFICATE of ADOPTION 110.00 Report of intent to adopt (Fee of $33.00 plus Counseling Fund Fee Act 34—75.00) 108.00 Abandonment, petition for finding and Transcript 44.00 Foreign Decree Registration Filing 44.00 Petition for release of Identifying Information 255.00 Petition for release of Non Identifying Information 74.00 AMENDED PETITIONS 38.00 ANSWER 24.00 APPEAL to Supreme or Superior Court, certificate of record and bond and transmission costs 110.00 APPEAL, INHERITANCE TAX 110.00 AWARD OF REAL ESTATE Petition 1 description 30.00 AWARD OF REAL ESTATE, certification of excerpt from Schedule of Distribution, 1 description 24.00 Each Additional description 5.00 BIRTH RECORD, certified copy of 34.00 BOND, filing, approval of, and recording 9.00 CERTIFICATE and seal 34.00 CITATION, Petition for, and order (one name) 77.00 (Includes issuance and proof of service) Each Additional Name 5.00 Riders (Over 10 Names) Additional Fee 5.00 CLAIM, filing of 24.00 COPIES OF DECREES, adjudication, etc., per page 1.00 DEED, execution of by clerk 30.00 DEED OF TRUST, filing of, per page 1.00 DISCLAIMER 24.00 ELECTION, to take under or against will filing of 24.00 EXCEPTIONS, to adjudication, schedule of distribution, etc. filing 39.00 JUDICIAL COMPUTER FEE, all first time filings 40.25 CHILD CARE FUND, all first time filings 5.00 EXEMPLIFICATION of record, per page 1.00 Certificate 47.00 FAMILY EXEMPTION, filing claim for and recording; Personal Estate 24.00 Real Estate, on description 24.00 Each additional description 5.00 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 39.00 Additional Name 5.00 GUARDIAN'S REPORT Person and/or Estate (each) 24.00 PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN 47.00 PETITION FOR MINOR'S COMPROMISE 77.00 Each Additional Minor (One Petition) 5.00 PETITION for ADJUDICATION of INCAPACITY 77.00 PETITION for EMERGENCY & PERMANENT GUARDIAN 77.00 EXPERT REPORT, Incapacity 20.00 INVENTORY, GUARDIAN of ESTATE 24.00 NON-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 39.00 Each Additional Name(s) 5.00 NON-PETITION FILING 16.00 OBJECTIONS & PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS 47.00 PETITIONS (W/Existing Estate Number) 77.00 PETITIONS (No Existing Estate Number) 132.25 POWER OF ATTORNEY 24.00 RECEIPT and RELEASE Filing and Recording (one name) 39.00 EACH ADDITIONAL NAME 5.00 RENUNCIATION 5.00 SALE—Receive Proceeds, Petition to, Amount of Additional Bond and Certificate 77.00 Order of Public Sale and Return (one description) 62.00 Each Additional Description 5.00 SATISFACTION OF AWARDS—Each Name 5.00 SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION, first ten pages 47.00 Or Fraction thereof—Double Space 24.00 SHORT CERTIFICATE, guardian and trustee 14.00 STIPULATION 39.00 SUBPOENA 14.00 MARRIAGE LICENSE 39.50 STATE tax .50 CHILDREN'S FUND/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 20.00 TOTAL ML FEE $60.00 Appointment of Guardian—Issuance of ML Petition for and ORDER (under 16 Years of Age) 29.00 CONSENT FORM (16 to 18 Years of Age) 17.00 WAIVER (3 Day Waiting Period) (MILITARY WAIVER N/C) 22.00 CERTIFIED DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE or APPLICATION 17.00 COMBINATION—APPLICATION/CERTIFICATE RE: Immigration, Apostille, Adoptions etc. 34.00 UNCERTIFIED COPY MARRIAGE RECORD 1.00 RE-ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENSE 64.00 LICENSE ISSUE 36.00 NEW APPLICATION 36.00 SINGLE STATUS LETTER 74.00 NO RECORD LETTER 17.00 MARRIAGE LICENSE CLEARANCE 17.00 (MARYLAND & other STATE Requirements OUTSIDE MARRIAGE APPLICATION Travel Fee 100.00 (Plus Marriage License Fee $60.00 plus
$17.00 Electronic Certified Document) TOTAL $177.00RETURNED CHECK FEE 39.00 1. The word ''page'' means a single page of brief or typewriter (sized 8 1/2 by 11 inches) or printed paper, including each page stored electronically and printed on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper.
2. If a fee is not specifically provided for in this schedule, it shall be the same fee as for a similar service.
3. All prior Orders made establishing bills of costs for the services of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of this County are hereby revoked.
By the Court
CAROLYN TORNETTA CARLUCCIO,
President Judge
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1720. Filed for public inspection December 15, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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