Probate Fees
The following fees apply to probate. To view the court's complete fee schedule, click here.
PROBATE FEES
Ref# | Probate Fees | Code Section(s) | Total fee |
122 | 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) , 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
123 | 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) , 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
124 | 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) , 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
125 | First or subsequent petition for special letters of administration without powers of general personal representative | GC 70657.5(a)(3) | $200 |
126 | 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 , 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
127 | 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 , 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
128 | 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 |
129 | 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), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
130 | 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 |
131 | Petition for appointment of guardian of the person only or opposition to petition other than competing petition for appointment | GC 70654(a), (b), 70602.5 | $225 |
132 | Opposition to petition by the proposed ward or the parent of the proposed ward | GC 70654(e) | No fee |
133 | Petition or opposition filed after issuance of letters of guardianship or temporary guardianship, in guardianship of the person only | GC 70657(e) | No fee |
134 | First or subsequent petition for temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship | GC 70657(a)(4) | $60 |
135 | Petition commencing other proceedings under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition to such petitions, including the following: | GC 70655, 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
136 | 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), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
137 | Petition for an order concerning a particular transaction and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3100) | GC 70655(c)(5), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
138 | 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), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
139 | 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), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
140 | Petition concerning a power of attorney and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4541) | GC 70655(c)(8), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
141 | Petition concerning advance health care directive and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4766) | GC 70655(c)(7), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
142 | Petition to determine succession to real property and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13151) | GC 70655(c)(2), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
143 | Spousal or domestic partnership property petition and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13650) | GC 70655(c)(3), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
144 | 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), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
145 | Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition | GC 70655(c)(10), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
146 | Petition for order setting aside estate of small value if no estate is pending for the decedent (Prob.C 6602) | GC 70656(a), 70602.5 | $225 |
147 | Opposition to petition for order setting aside estate of small value (Prob.C 6602) | GC 70656(b), 70602.5 | $225 |
148 | 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 146) | GC 70658(a), 70602.5, 70602.6 | $435 |
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GC 70658(a)(4), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(6), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(7), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(8), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(9), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(10), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(11), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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GC 70658(a)(12), 70602.5, 70602.6 | ||
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149 | 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 $435 fee in GC 70658(a) and not exempt under GC 70657(e) | GC 70657(a)(3) | $60 |
150 | 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 |
151 | Disclaimer of interest in a decedent's estate | GC 70657.5(c), 70658(c)(2) | No fee |
152 | 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 $435 fee in GC 70658(a) | GC 70657.5(a)(2) | $200 |
153 | 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) | $60 |
152 | Application for ex parte relief other than ex parte petition for discharge. | GC 70657(a)(2) | $60 |
153 | 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 |
154 | Motion or other paper listed in GC 70617(b) (list of 13 items), including: | GC 70657(b) | No fee |
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155 | Petition to withdraw funds from blocked account | GC 70657(a) | $60 |
156 | Motion for summary judgment | GC 70657(c), 70617(d) | $500 |
157 | Deposit of estate planning documents | GC 70660 | $20 |
158 | Search for estate documents, for each search longer than 10 minutes | GC 70661 | $15 |
159 | Petition to establish record of birth, death, or marriage | H&S 103470, 70602.5 | $225 |
160 | Affidavit procedure for real property of small value under Prob.C 13201 | GC 70626(b)(9) | $45 |
161 | Delivery of will to the court in which the estate may be administered (Prob.C 8200) | GC 70626(d) | $50 |
162 | Guardianship investigations | Prob.C 1513.1 | $800 (full) $450 (partial) |
163 | Information package for conservators | Prob.C 1835 | $20 |
164 | Conservatorship investigator's fee | Prob.C 1851.5 | $800 (initial) $800 (other) |
165 | Petition for summary probate (Public Administrator only) | Prob.C 7660 | $205 |
166 | Request for special notice in decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and trust proceedings (Prob.C 1250, 2700, 17204) | GC 70662 | $40 |
167 | Registration of a conservatorship established outside of California | GC 70663 | $30 |