THE COURTS
BUCKS COUNTY
Fees of Register of Wills; Administrative Order No. 67
[43 Pa.B. 214]
[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 Register of Wills 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 Register of Wills of Bucks County, in the transaction of the business of this Court.
By the Court
SUSAN DEVLIN SCOTT,
President Judge
BUCKS COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS—FEE BILL (Effective 2/04/13)
ACCOUNTING (Informal) $60.00 BOND (filing fee—probate) $15.00 CAVEAT Formal (including Bond) $115.00 Informal $50.00 Answer NC Withdrawal $15.00 CERTIFICATION (including Apostille) Filed or issued $20.00 (plus Images/per page over 10 pgs.) $1.00 CITATION First person cited $90.00 Each additional person cited $10.00 Answer NC Withdrawal NC Certified copy of Citation/each $20.00 CODICIL (filing/each) $20.00 COMMISSION $50.00 DEATH CERTIFICATE (filed, non-probate) $10.00 DISCLAIMER $30.00 DOCKET ENTRIES (per page) $1.00 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER SERVICE FEE $10.00 (plus image fee/per page over 10 pgs.) $1.00 ENTRY/WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE NC EXEMPLIFICATION (issued, each) $60.00 (plus copy fee/per page over 10 pgs.) $1.00 FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT $60.00 HEARING—before the Register of Wills* $250.00 *Note: Deposit for court reporter, fee to be assessed at Hearing $200.00 IMAGING, per page/staff $1.00 per page/public $0.25 INHERITANCE TAX REV-1500—Inheritance Tax Return $25.00 Supplemental Return $20.00 706—Federal Estate Tax Return $20.00 INVENTORY Original Filing $25.00 Supplemental Filing/each $20.00 LETTERS* calculated based on probate assets varies LETTERS (reissue, revocation or to successor personal rep.) $75.00 MANDATORY FEES ACP—Automated Computer Project (all first filings) $10.00 JCP—Judicial Computer Project (all petitions for grant of letters) $23.50
Letters of Administration and Testamentary*
Graduated according to gross value of probate assets
But not
Over more than
Amount Due
0 to 250 = $10.00 250 to 1,000 = $15.00 1,000 to 5,000 = $50.00 5,000 to 10,000 = $75.00 10,000 to 25,000 = $100.00 25,000 to 50,000 = $125.00 50,000 to 100,000 = $150.00 100,000 to 200,000 = $250.00 200,000 to 300,000 = $350.00
Add $150 for each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof
NON-PROBATE LETTER NC (Under 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101) NOTARY FEE (per document) $5.00 NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM PROBATE $50.00 OUTSIDE OFFICE APPEARANCE $125.00 PLEADINGS and PAPERS—filings (affidavits, certifications, exemplifications, motions, orders and miscellaneous instruments not specifically listed) $30.00 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% PROCESSING FEE $25.00 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 RENUNCIATION, incl. REJECTION, RESIGNATION and/or DESIGNATION $15.00 RETURNED CHECK FEE $45.00 SHORT CERTIFICATE $10.00 Update fee $4.00 SUBPOENA $20.00 WITNESS AFFIDAVIT $15.00 *Additional Probate Fee: At the time of filing the Petition for Grant of Letters an estimate of the gross probate value of the estate is made. The initial fee for Letters is based on that estimated value. When the Inheritance Tax Return and Inventory are filed, the actual gross probate value of the estate is then calculated. If the actual gross probate value is greater than the estimated gross probate value, an additional probate fee is charged.
Note: Instruments not specifically listed will be charged at a rate comparable to this schedule for a similar instrument $23.50
(Rev. 09/18/12)
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-47. Filed for public inspection January 11, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
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