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Probate Court Fee Schedule |
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$150.00 Summons and Complaint [MCL 600.880(1)] $20.00 Motion [MCL 600.880b(1)] No Fee Answer, Brief, Response
$150.00 Request for Notice of Orders in Protective Proceedings, no proceeding pending [MCL 700.5104] [MCL 600.880(1)] Petition for Conservator or Protective Order including request for Temporary Conservator on same petition [MCL 600.880(1); MCR 2.119(G)(2)] $20.00 Request for Notice of Orders in Protective Proceedings, proceeding pending [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition for Allowance of Account filed separately from Account [MCL 600.880b(1)] Account, assets of $20.00 or more [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition for Attorney Fees filed separately from Account [MCL 600.880b(1)] Statement and Proof of Claim [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition for Settlement of Personal Injury Claim [MCL 600.880b(1)] No Fee Petition for Allowance of Account filed with Account Petition for Attorney Fees filed with Account Disallowance of Claim Motion to Release Restricted Funds of a Minor [MCL 600.880b(4)] Any other paper filed by the protected individual which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court when proceeding pending [MCL 600.880b(3)]
Certified Copy of Letters of Authority and any other paper [MCL 600.2546] First page $10.00 Each subsequent page $1.00 Certified Copy of Order for Use of Funds If Adult Ward [MCL 600.2546] $10.00 If Minor Ward No Fee Certified Copy of Deposition [MCL 600.874(1)(c); 600.877] $0.03 per folio Taking, Certifying, Sealing, and Forwarding Deposition to Appellate Court [MCL 600.874(1)(c); 600.877] $5.00 plus $0.10 per folio Certified Copy in relation to either proceedings for the admission or commitment of a person or the determination of inheritance tax [MCL 600.876] No Fee
$150.00 Demand for Notice, No Estate Pending [MCL 700.3205] Petition to Determine Heirs, No Estate Pending [MCL 600.880(1)] Petition/Application for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative to commence an Estate [MCL 600.880(1)] Petition to Reopen a Closed File [MCL 600.880(1)] $25.00 Petition for Assignment of Estate under $15,000 [MCL 600.880(2)] $20.00 Demand for Notice, Estate Pending [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition to Determine Heirs, Estate Pending [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition/Application for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative filed after an estate is open [MCL 600.880b(1)] Account, assets of $20.00 or more [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition for Allowance of Account filed separately from Account [MCL 600.880b(1)] Petition for Attorney Fees filed separately from Account [MCL 600.880b(1)] Statement and Proof of Claim [MCL 600.880b(1)] Filing of Letters by Foreign Personal Representative [MCL 600.880b(1)] No Fee Account, assets of less than $20 Petition for Allowance of Account filed with Account Petition for Attorney Fees filed with Account Disallowance of Claim Filing of Inventory Notice of Continued Administration [MCL 700.3951]
$150.00 Request for Notice of Guardianship Orders, no proceeding pending [MCL 700.5104][MCL 600.880a(1)] Petition for Full or Limited Guardianship, including request for Temporary Guardianship on same petition [MCL 600.880a(1); MCR 2.119(G)(2)] $20.00 Request for Notice of Guardianship Orders, proceeding pending [MCL 600.880b(1)] No Fee Annual Report on Condition of Ward Petition by Court-Appointed Attorney in Response to Guardianship Review Any other paper filed by the ward which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court when proceeding pending [MCL 600.880b(2)]
GENERAL FILING FEES COMMON TO MANY TYPES OF CASES $25.00 Appeal from Probate Court to Circuit Court or to Court of Appeals [MCL 600.880c(1) $20.00 MCL 600.880b(1) for: Amended Petition Petition for Instruction Petition to Withdraw Petition/Hearing Required Petition to Withdraw as Attorney/Hearing Required Petition and Order Petition for Appointment of Guardian ad Litem Petition to Allow Fees of Guardian ad Litem Petition for Settlement of Personal Injury Claim Petition for Temporary Restraining Order Any other paper which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court when a proceeding is pending $15.00 Writ of Garnishment, Attachment, or Execution [MCL 600.880b(2)] $7.00 Issuance of a Commission to Take Testimony [MCL 600.874(b); 600.877]
No Fee Petition to commence a proceeding under the Mental Health Code, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106 [MCL 600.880(3)] Any other motion or subsequent petition $20.00 Motions and subsequent petitions involving an estate derived, in whole or in part, from nonpublic sources
There is no filing fee if you are: · Petitioner or moving party who is indigent or has an inability to pay and the court has waived fees based on your affidavit. [MCL 600.880d;MCR 2.002] · Attorney General, Department of Treasury, Family Independence Agency, State Public Administrator, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, or county government agency. [MCL 600.880(4);880a(2);880b(4)] · Starting a proceeding under the Mental Health Code, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106. There is no fee to file the following documents: Guardianship Annual Report on Condition of Ward Petition by Court-Appointed Attorney in Response to Guardianship Review Any other paper, no matter how titled, which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court when proceeding pending filed by the ward [MCL 600.880b(2)]
Conservatorship Petition for Allowance of Account filed with Account Petition for Attorney Fees filed with Account Disallowance of Claim Motion to Release Restricted Funds of a Minor [MCL 600.880b(4)] Any other paper filed by the protected individual which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court when proceeding pending [MCL 600.880b(3)]
Decedent’s Estates Account with assets of less than $20 Petition for Allowance of Account filed with Account Petition for Attorney Fees filed with Account Disallowance of Claim Filing of Inventory Notice of Continued Administration in decedent’s estate [MCL 700.3951]
Mental Health Code Petition to commence a proceeding under the Mental Health Code, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106 [MCL 600.880(3)] Motions and subsequent petitions involving an estate derived, in whole or in part, from nonpublic sources
Civil Actions Answer, Brief, Response
Other Cases Application for Order to Compel Support of Poor Person [MCL 401.3] [MCL 600.880(1)]
The court may also exercise discretion to waive fees in special circumstances.
$3.00 Secret Marriage License [MCL 551.202} $10.00 Petition to Open Safe Deposit Box [MCL 700.2517(2)(a)] Performing a Marriage [MCL 600.874(1)(a); 600.877] $25.00 Will Filed for Safekeeping [MCL 600.880c(2)] $150.00 Petition to Establish Death of Victim of Accident or Disaster [MCL 600.880(1); 700.1208] Petition Under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act [MCL 600.880(1)] Drain Appeal [MCL 280.72(3)] [MCL 600.880(1)] Advanced Directive Proceeding [MCL 600.880(1)] Petition for Order to Donate Kidney by Minor [MCL 700.5105] [MCL 600.880(1)] No Fee Application for Order to Compel Support of Poor Person [MCL 401.3] [MCL 600.880(1)]
$150.00 Initiating a Proceeding Involving a Testamentary Trust processed Separately from a Decedent’s Estate [MCL 600.880(1)] Petition to Commence a Proceeding Relating to an Inter Vivos Trust [MCL 600.880(1)] $25.00 Registration of Trust [MCL 600.880c(2)] $20.00 Initiating a Proceeding Involving a Testamentary Trust Processed as Part of a Decedent’s Estate [MCL 600.880b(1)]
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