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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 25-4

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

YORK COUNTY

Fee Bill for the Office of the Orphans' Court; No. 6724-9999

[55 Pa.B. 22]
[Saturday, January 4, 2025]

Amended Administrative Order

And Now, this 17th day of December 2024, pursuant to the provisions of 42 P.S. 21032.1, the fee bill of the Clerk of Orphans' Court of York County, Pennsylvania, is amended as indicated on the following proposed fee bill to the within Petition. The fee bill shall become effective the 1st day of January 2025.

 The District Court Administrator shall publish this order as may be required.

By the Court

MARIA MUSTI COOK, 
President Judge

FEE BILL

CLERK OF ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

And now, by Order of Court this 19th Day of December, 2024, the following bill of costs is established pursuant to 42 P.S. Section 21032.1. This Order is effective the 1st day of January, 2025

ACCOUNTS
 Of Executors, Administrators, Trustees & Guardians, filing, advertising and adjudication costs:
 Total of principal receipts and income receipts
 Not exceeding $2,000 $75.00
 Over $2,000 but not over $5,000 80.00
 Over $5,000 but not over $10,000 85.00
 Over $10,000 but not over $25,000 110.00
 Over $25,000 but not over $50,000 135.00
 Over $50,000 but not over $100,000 165.00
 Each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof,
  an additional 100.00
ADOPTION
 Petition, Certificate and Report of Intermediary 75.00**
 Voluntary or Involuntary Termination,
 Confirm Consent 25.00**
 Costs of Investigation to be determined by the Court under the circumstance in each case.
 Report of Intent 25.00
 Act 34 Fund 75.00
 Certificate of Adoption 10.00
 Foreign Adoption 75.00**
 Petition for Identifying and Non-Identifying50.00
AFFIDAVIT OR OATH 20.00
ANSWER 20.00
APPEAL to Appellate Court filing fee 100.00
 Superior Court/Supreme Court 90.25
APPLICATION FOR CONTINUANCE
  ZOOM
20.00
BIRTH/DEATH RECORD
 Certificate from original Birth 20.00
 Certificate from original Death 20.00
 Delayed Registration Birth 20.00
 Delayed Registration Death 20.00
CERTIFICATION* 10.00
CERTIFICATION* under Act of Congress 35.00
 *Plus $1.00 per page if copy is not furnished
 Certificate of Authority 5.00
CITATION
 Petition and issuing, one respondent 50.00**
 Each additional respondent 5.00
CLAIM 10.00
 Satisfaction or Withdrawal 5.00
COPIES
Online prints/copies made by office staff
  (per page)
1.00
Email transmitted copies (per page) 1.00
COPY of any instrument for certification
  (per page)
1.00
  (certification extra)
DISCLAIMER 10.00
ELECTION under or against Will 10.00
FAMILY EXEMPTION
 Petition 50.00**
FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 25.00
INCAPACITATED ESTATES
 Petition, Citation, and appointment of guardian 50.00**
 Bond 10.00
 Certificate of guardianship 10.00
 Inventory 10.00
 Petition for Sale of Real Estate 50.00
INFORMAL ACCOUNTING 25.00
MINOR'S ESTATE
 Petition for appointment of guardian per child 50.00**
 Inventory 10.00
 Bond 10.00
MARRIAGE
 Waiver (Military—Free) 20.00
 License, Application, Affidavits, Taxes, Automation
 Fee, and one (1) certified copy 70.00
 Keepsake license 10.00
 Certified copy of license and return of marriage 10.00
 Certified copy of application 10.00
 Non-Resident 20.00
 Affidavit of No Marriage 20.00
MISCELLANEOUS FILING 20.00
MOTION 20.00
OBJECTIONS 20.00
PETITION (Miscellaneous) 50.00**
POWER OF ATTORNEY 30.00
PRAECIPE/JOINDER 10.00
PRESUMED DECEDENT
 Petition and final decree 50.00**
REAL ESTATE OF DECEDENTS
 Petition for Sale of Real Estate 50.00**
 Execution of deed by Clerk 20.00
 Decree Awarding Real Estate 20.00
RELEASE 25.00
RETURNED CHECK 20.00
SMALL ESTATE PETITION (Decedents or Minors) 50.00**
STIPULATION 10.00
SUBPOENA 10.00
TRUSTEE
 Petition for appointment 50.00**
 Resignation .10.00
**PENNSYLVANIA JCP/ATJ/CJEA/OAG and AUTOMATION FEE APPLIES
Judicial Computer Project/Access to Justice/
  Criminal Justice Enhancement Acct./Office of A.G. (JCP/ATJ/CJEA/OAG)
40.25
Automation Fee (Orphans' Court) 14.75

Note: In cases not herein specifically provided for, the Clerk of Orphans' Court shall make the same charge as that imposed for services of a substantially similar nature. All orders heretofore establishing fee bill for theClerk of Orphans' Court shall be revoked and superseded as of the effective date hereof.

By the Court

HONORABLE MARIA MUSTI COOK, 
President Judge

Attest:       
CLYDE W. VEDDER,
Orphans' Court Supervising Judge

Attest:      
BRYAN K. TATE,
Clerk of Orphans' Court

Rev 01/2025

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 25-4. Filed for public inspection January 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m.]



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