THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

BUCKS COUNTY

Fees of Clerk of Orphans' Court Division; Administrative Order No. 66

[43 Pa.B. 212]
[Saturday, January 12, 2013]

Order

 And Now, To Wit, this 18th day of December 2012, in accordance with the provisions of Act 18 of April 21, 1994, upon the determination of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court that these fees are fair and reasonable, the following Bill of Costs is established to become effective on February 4, 2013, to be chargeable to the parties and to the Estates before this Court for settlement for all services of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, in the transaction of the business of this Court.

By the Court

SUSAN DEVLIN SCOTT, 
President Judge

BUCKS COUNTY

ORPHANS' COURT FEE BILL

Formal Accountings

Personal Representative, Trustee and Guardian Accounts

Includes Advertising and Adjudication

						Accounts
Over			But not more than			(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
Insolvent Estates $25

Exceptions or Objections to Accounts $40

Estates

AFFIDAVIT/CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		NC
ANNUAL REPORT/INVENTORY		$30.00
ANSWER		NC
ACP FEE, state mandated (all first 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)	$73.50
BOND, filing		$15.00
CEMETERY TRUST RECORDING		$100.00
CERTIFICATION OF RECORD (including Apostille):		$20.00
	Birth Records (1893—1906)
	Death Records (1893—1906)
	(plus copies/per page over 10 pgs.)	1.00
CITATION		$40.00
CLAIM (incl. SATISFACTION and/or  WITHDRAWAL)		$40.00
DEED EXECUTION BY CLERK		$20.00
DISCLAIMER		$30.00
DOCKET ENTRIES (per page)		$1.00
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
	(plus images/per page over 10 pgs.)	1.00
FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT		$60.00
IMAGING (paper and electronic)—per page/staff		$1.00
	—per page/public	$0.25
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 $10.00

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
Non-resident Affidavit			$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

INFORMAL ACCOUNTS		$60.00
JCP FEE, state mandated		$23.50
	(inter vivos trusts, incapacitated & minors estates)
MOTION		$85.00
(1) Continuance		NC
(2) Re-List		NC
(3) Rule Absolute		NC
NOTARY FEE: $5.00 (each instrument)		$5.00
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS		$85.00
ON-LINE SEARCH FEE
	Imaging fee/per page	$0.10
OUTSIDE OFFICE APPEARANCE		$125.00
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		$35.00
RETURNED CHECK FEE		$45.00
SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION		$35.00
STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY		$50.00
STIPULATION		$15.00
SUBPOENA		$20.00
TRUST INSTRUMENTS		$50.00

Adoptions
ACP FEE, state mandated (all first filings)		$10.00
Adoption Inquiries (search inquiries)		$30.00
Amended Birth Certificate Application (Form  H105.102)		$10.00
	(check payable to Vital Records)
Counseling Fee (filed with Report of Intention to  Adopt)		$75.00
JCP FEE, state mandated (first filings for  petitions for adoptions)		$23.50
Petition for Adoption (includes Certificate of  Adoption)		$115.00
Petition (other)
	Confirmation of Consent	$85.00
	Putative Father	$85.00
	Register a Foreign Adoption	$85.00
	Termination of Parental Rights	$85.00
	Voluntary/Involuntary Relinquishment	$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

Note: Instruments not specifically listed will be charged at a rate comparable to this schedule for a similar instrument

Rev. 12/18/12

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-46. Filed for public inspection January 11, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]

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