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PROBATE FEES
Ref#
Probate Fees
Code Section(s)
Total fee
117
First-filed petition for letters of administration or letters testamentary, first-filed petition for special letters of administration with powers of general representative under Prob.C 8545, first account of trustee of testamentary trust subject to continuing court jurisdiction under Prob.C 17300 et seq.
GC 70650(a)
$395
118
First objection to probate of will or codicil (Prob.C 8250); first petition for revocation of probate of will or codicil (Prob.C 8270) (if filed together with petition for appointment of personal representative under GC 70650(c), only the fee under GC 70650(c) is charged)
GC 70650(b)
$395
119
Later-filed petition for letters of administration, letters testamentary, or special letters of administration with powers of general representative by a person other than the original petitioner
GC 70650(c)
$395
120
First or subsequent petition for special letters of administration without powers of general personal representative
GC 70657.5(a)(3)
$200
121
Opposition to a petition for appointment of a personal representative in a decedent's estate, other than a competing petition for appointment or a will contest, and objection or other opposition to first account of testamentary trustee subject to court supervision
GC 70651
$395
122
Petition (or opposition to petition) concerning the internal affairs of a trust under Prob.C 17200 et seq., or first account of trustee of testamentary trust subject to continuing court jursidiction under Prob. C 17300 et seq.
GC 70652
$395
123
Petition (or opposition to petition) concerning the internal affairs of a trust created by court order under Prob.C 2580, 3100, or 3600 (trusts not subject to the $350 fee under GC 70652)
GC 70657.5(a)(1), 70652(d)
$200
124
Petition for appointment of conservator, guardian of the estate or guardian of the person and estate or opposition to these petitions other than competing petition for appointment
GC 70653(a), (b)
$395
125
Opposition to petition for appointment of conservator, guardian of the estate or guardian of the person and estate filed by or on behalf of the proposed conservatee or proposed ward or a parent of the proposed ward
GC 70653(f)
No fee
126
Petition for appointment of guardian of the person only or opposition to petition other than competing petition for appointment
GC 70654(a), (b)
$225
127
Opposition to petition by the proposed ward or the parent of the proposed ward
GC 70654(e)
No fee
128
Petition or opposition filed after issuance of letters of guardianship or temporary guardianship, in guardianship of the person only
GC 70657(e)
No fee
129
First or subsequent petition for temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship
GC 70657(a)(4)
$40
130
Petition commencing other proceedings under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition to such petitions, including the following:
GC 70655
$395
131
Petition to determine the fact of death to determine title to real property and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 200)
GC 70655(c)(4)
$395
132
Petition for an order concerning a particular transaction and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3100)
GC 70655(c)(5)
$395
133
Petition for an order concerning capacity determination and health care decision authority for adult without conservator and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3200)
GC 70655(c)(6)
$395
134
Petition for compromise of the claim of a minor or disabled adult, no civil action pending, and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3600)
GC 70655(c)(1)
$395
135
Petition concerning a power of attorney and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4541)
GC 70655(c)(8)
$395
136
Petition concerning advance health care directive and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4766)
GC 70655(c)(7)
$395
137
Petition to determine succession to real property and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13151)
GC 70655(c)(2)
$395
138
Spousal or domestic partnership property petition and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13650)
GC 70655(c)(3)
$395
139
Petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims against deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between trusts, or objections or other opposition (Prob.C 19020)
GC 70655(c)(9)
$395
140
Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition
GC 70655(c)(10)
$395
141
Petition for order setting aside estate of small value if no estate is pending for the decedent (Prob.C 6602)
GC 70656(a)
$225
142
Opposition to petition for order setting aside estate of small value (Prob.C 6602)
GC 70656(b)
$225
143
Petition (or opposition to petition) for an order listed below, filed after issuance of letters testamentary, letters of administration, or letters of special administration to a personal representative of a decedent's estate; letters of guardianship or temporary guardianship to a guardian of the estate or person and estate; or letters of conservatorship or temporary conservatorship to a conservator (but for estate proceedings begun after 8/17/03, see line 144)
GC 70658(a)
$395
Petition for order concerning sale, lease, encumbrance, grant of an option, purchase, conveyance, or exchange of property
GC 70658(a)(1)
Petition for order settling an account of a fiduciary
GC 70658(a)(2)
Petition for order authorizing, instructing, or directing a fiduciary, or approving or confirming acts of a fiduciary
GC 70658(a)(3)
Petition for order concerning payment of compensation or expenses of an attorney
GC 70658(a)(4)
Petition for order concerning payment of compensation or expenses of a fiduciary
GC 70658(a)(5)
Petition for order surcharging or removing a fiduciary
GC 70658(a)(6)
Petition for order transferring or authorizing transfer of property of an estate to a fiduciary in another jurisdiction
GC 70658(a)(7)
Petition for order allowing a fiduciary's request to resign
GC 70658(a)(8)
Petition for order adjudicating a claim to property under Prob.C 850 et seq.
GC 70658(a)(9)
Petition for order granting permission to fix the residence of a ward or conservatee outside of California
GC 70658(a)(10)
Petition for order concerning payments for support, maintenance, or education of a ward or conservatee or a of person entitled to support, maintenance, or education from a ward or conservatee
GC 70658(a)(11)
Petition for order concerning payment of surplus income to relatives of a conservatee (Prob.C 2423) or concerning substituted judgment (Prob.C 2580)
GC 70658(a)(12)
Petition for order affecting legal capacity of a conservatee under Prob.C 1870 et seq.
GC 70658(a)(13)
Petition for order adjudicating merits of a claim under Prob.C 2500 et seq.
GC 70658(a)(14)
144
Petition (or opposition to petition) filed after the issuance of temporary letters of guardianship or conservatorship or letters of guardianship or conservatorship not subject to the $350 fee in GC 70658(a) and not exempt under GC 70657(e)
GC 70657(a)(3)
$40
145
Petition (or opposition to petition) filed after the issuance of letters of guardianship or temporary letters of guardianship in a guardianship of the person only
GC 70657(e), 70658(c)(1)
No fee
146
Disclaimer of interest in a decedent's estate
GC 70657.5(c), 70658(c)(2)
No fee
147
Petition (or opposition to petition) after issuance of special letters of administration or letters testamentary or of administration in decedents' estates that are not subject to the $350 fee in GC 70658(a)
GC 70657.5(a)(2)
$200
148
Motion, application or other paper requiring a hearing after the first paper, including motion or other paper listed in GC 70617(a) (motions listed in CCP 1005(a)(1)-(12), motion to continue a trial date, discovery motions, motion for new trial)
GC 70657(a)(1), 70617(a)
$40
149
Application for ex parte relief other than ex parte petition for discharge.
GC 70657(a)(2)
$40
150
Ex parte petition for discharge of personal representative, conservator, or guardian upon completion of court-ordered distribution or transfer
GC 70657(a)(2)
No fee
151
Motion or other paper listed in GC 70617(b) (list of 13 items), including:
GC 70657(b)
No fee
Amended notice of motion
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(2)
Civil case management statement
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(3)
Request for trial de novo after judicial arbitration
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(4)
Stipulation that does not require an order
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(5)
A request for entry of default or default judgment
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(8)
Paper requiring a hearing on a petition to approve the compromise of a claim of a minor or person with a disability under Prob.C 3600.
GC 70657(b), 70617(b)(13)
152
Petition to withdraw funds from blocked account
GC 70657(a)
$40
153
Motion for summary judgment
GC 70657(c), 70617(d)
$500
154
Deposit of estate planning documents
GC 70660
$20
155
Search for estate documents, for each search longer than 10 minutes
GC 70661
$15
156
Petition to establish record of birth, death, or marriage
H&S 103470
$225
157
Affidavit procedure for real property of small value under Prob.C 13201
GC 70626(b)(9)
$30
158
Guardianship investigations
Prob.C 1513.1
$800 (full) $450 (partial)
159
Information package for conservators
Prob.C 1835
$20
160
Conservatorship investigator's fee
Prob.C 1851.5
$800 (initial) $800 (other)
161
Petition for summary probate (Public Administrator only)
