Department Fees for Services |
Fees |
Price Changes Effective on 7/1/2008 |
| For the opening of any estate of one document or more, including but not limited to petitions and orders to approve settlement of minor's claims; To open a safe deposit box; To enter rooms and places; For the determination of heirs if not formal administration and for a foreign guardian to manage property of a non-resident, but NOT to include issuance of letters or order of summary and family administration |
$101.00 |
$116.00 |
| Notice of Trust |
$ 35.00 |
$ 41.00 |
| Caveat |
$ 35.00 |
$ 41.00 |
| Petition and order to admit foreign wills, authenticated copies, exemplified copies or transcripts to record |
$101.00 |
$116.00 |
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| Disposition of Personal Property |
$101.00 |
$116.00 |
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| Summary Administration Less than $1000.00 |
$105.00 |
$120.00 |
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| Summary Administration $1000.00 or more |
$205.00 |
$230.00 |
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| Formal administration, guardianship, ancillary, curatorship or conservatorship |
$255.00 |
$285.00 |
| Guardianship of person only |
$105.00 |
$120.00 |
| Veteran Administration Guardianship |
$105.00 |
$120.00 |
| Petition for Determination of Incapacity |
$101.00 |
$116.00 |
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| Indexing of wills filed for record only |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
Re-open fee.
The re-open fee is for any motion or petition filed subsequent to an order of discharge of personal representative or guardian which closes the file. Also, after an order of summary administration or motion, notice and order to terminate proceedings is entered. |
$ 50.00 |
$ 50.00 |
| Approval of Bonds |
$ 7.50 |
$ 8.50 |
| Oath Administering, Attesting and Sealing |
$ 3.00 |
$ 3.50 |
| Attorney's appearing Pro Hac Vice |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
| Appeal from Circuit Court to District Court of Appeals or the Florida Supreme Court; Clerks Fee |
$ 50.00 |
$100.00 |
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| Separate Check to District Court of Appeals |
$300.00 |
$300.00 |
Writing paper,
other than specifically mentioned, including copying, signing and sealing |
$ 6.00 |
$ 7.00 |
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| Copies |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
| Certified copies (Sign and Seal) |
$ 1.50 |
$ 2.00 |
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| Faxing of all documents (*per page) |
$ 1.25 |
$ 1.25 |
| Subpoenas-(Signing and Sealing only) |
$ 1.00 |
$ 2.00 |
| To seal a file |
$ 37.50 |
$ 42.00 |
| Searches (*per name) |
$ 1.50 |
$ 2.00 |
| Exemplified or Authenticated certificates |
$ 6.00 |
$ 7.00 |
| Issuing Summons |
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$ 10.00 |
| Initial guardianship inventory filing fee (if assets are over $25,000.00) |
$ 75.00 |
$ 85.00 |
| Audit fee for annual, simplified, and final accountings are as follows: |
| A flat fee of $7.00 for simplified & final accountings: |
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There is a re-audit fee of $7.00 for any DISAPPROVED INVENTORY over $25,000.
All DISAPPROVED ACCOUNTINGS are subject to a $7.00 re-audit fee. |
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| For estates valued at $25,000 or less |
$ 15.00 |
$ 20.00 |
| For estates valued at more than $25,000 up to & including $100,000 |
$ 75.00 |
$ 85.00 |
| For estates valued at more than $100,000 but less than or equal to $500,000 |
$150.00 |
$170.00 |
| For estates valued in excess of $500,000 |
$225.00 |
$250.00 |
