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PROBATE OF WILLS AND COPIES
PROBATE OF WILL (NOT MORE THAN 2 PAGES) $100
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
PROBATE OF WILL WITHOUT LETTERS $50
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
PROBATE OF CODICIL (NOT MORE THAN 1 PAGE) $25
WHERE CODICIL REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL WITNESS $5
TO REOPEN PROCEEDINGS FOR QUALIFICATION OF EXECUTOR
OR TAKING PROOF OF EXTRA WITNESS
$25
EACH ADDITIONAL WITNESS $5
RECORDING EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE OF WILL OR CODICIL $5
COMMISSION $35
COPY OF WILL PER PAGE $3
CERTIFIED EXTRA COPY OF WILL PER PAGE $5
FOR CERTIFICATE $5
PREPARING CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL WITH PROOFS FOR NEW JERSEY COUNTY,
NOT EXCEEDING 2 PAGES INCLUDING WILL/CODICIL
$50
FOR PAGES IN EXCESS OF TWO $5
WILLS FILED BUT NOT PROBATED, FIRST TWO PAGES $10
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
PLUS COVER LETTER STATING NO ASSETS $5
PLUS DEATH CERTIFICATE $5
PREPARING EXEMPLIFYING WILL FOR ANOTHER STATE, NOT EXCEEDING 2 PAGES,
INCLUDING WILL AND CODICIL
$75
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
FILING AN EXEMPLIFIED COPY OF WILL AND PROBATE PROCEEDING
FROM ANOTHER STATE, PER PAGE
$5
FILING A CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL WITH PROOF FROM NEW JERSEY, PER PAGE $5
SUPERIOR COURT DOCUMENT FILING PER PAGE $5
LETTERS OF TRUSTEESHIP
ACCEPTANCE OF TRUSTEE AND LETTERS OF TRUSTEESHIP, INCLUDING ONE CERTIFICATE $50
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $125
FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS PER PAGE $5
ADMINISTRATION AD PROSEQUENDUM $50
FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS PER PAGE $5
PREPARING EXEMPLIFYING ADMINISTRATION $75
PREPARING CERTIFIED COPY OF ADMINISTRATION $50
AFFIDAVIT OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OR NEXT OF KIN
(NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 OR $10,000 RESPECTIVELY,
$5 FOR EACH $100 OR PART THEREOF) (NOT TO EXCEED $50)
LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP
GRANTING LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP, ACCEPTANCE OF GUARDIANSHIP
& FILING POWER OR ATTORNEY
$50
AFFIDAVIT OF ESTATE OF MINORS (WHERE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
DOES NOT EXCEED $5,000)
$5
MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS AND ORDERS, PER PAGE $5
INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES (FOR ALL SERVICES IN APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS) $25
INVENTORIES (FILING NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) AND AFFIDAVIT
OF APPRAISERS & EXECUTOR
$25
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, ONE PAGE, UP TO AND INCLUDING $2,000 $175
ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $2,001 TO AND INCLUDING $10,000
ADDITIONAL FEE
$100
ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $10,001 TO AND INCLUDING $30,000
ADDITIONAL FEE
$125
ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $30,001 TO AND INCLUDING $65,000
ADDITIONAL FEE
$150
ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $65,001 TO AND INCLUDING $200,000
3/10 OF 1% BUT NOT LESS THAN $300
NEW
IN ESTATES EXCEEDING $200,000 4/10 OF 1% BUT NOT LESS THAN $400,000
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
FOR PREPARING NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTING
AND COPIES OF THE SAME
$50
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS
PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO PRESUMPTION OF DEATH, FILING $175
SALE OF LAND TO PAY DEBTS $175
SALE OF LAND IN FULFILLMENT OF CONTRACT MADE BY DECEDENT $175
SALE OF LAND WITHIN 1 YEAR $175
SALE OF MINOR'S LAND $175
DISTRIBUTION, FILING AND ENTERING COMPLAINT $175
FILING FIRST PAPER IN ACTION IN SUPERIOR SOURT $175
FILING OF ANSWERING PLEADINGS OR OTHER ANSWERING PAPERS
IN SUPERIOR COURT
$110
ADOPTION OF ADULTS $175
ADOPTION OF MINORS $175
APPLICATION AND ORDER TO LIMIT TIME TO CREDITORS
BUT EXCLUSIVE OF ADVERTISING COSTS
$40
APPLICATION FOR RELIEF SUBSEQUENT TO FINAL JUDGMENT IN SUPERIOR COURT $25
PREPARING NOTICES TO CREDITORS TO PRESENT THEIR CLAIMS $10
ADVERTISING ORDER OF COURT OR NOTICE, WHEN DONE BY THE SURROGATE,
IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING FEE
$10
PROCEEDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR
WITH OR WITHOUT JURY TRIAL
$175
PROCEEDING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF INCAPACITY
AND APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
$200
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
UP TO AND INCLUDING $500
$20
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
$501 TO AND INCLUDING $1,000
$25
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
$1,001 TO AND INCLUDING $5,000
$30
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
$5,001 TO AND INCLUDING $10,000
$35
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
$10,001 TO AND INCLUDING $25,000
$40
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES:
$25,001 TO AND INCLUDING $50,000
$60
INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES IN EXCESS OF $50,000 $100
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
SHORT CERTIFICATES $5
VALIDATION SHORT CERTIFICATES WITHIN ONE YEAR $3
SUBPOENAS EACH $25
STAMPING TRUE COPIES - SUBPOENAS - EACH $3
STAMPING TRUE COPIES - ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE - EACH $3
STAMPING TRUE COPIES - OTHER PAPERS - EACH $3
AUTHORIZATION OF PROCESS $5
SWEARING EACH WITNESS $2
ADJOURNMENT OR CONTINUANCE $15
MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS OF COURT, FIRST PAGE $5
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
RECORDING, MICROFILMING OR PHOTOSTATING ALL PAPERS NOT HEREIN
PROVIDED FOR, EACH
$5
FOR MAKING COPIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, EACH $3
FILING TRANSCRIPT/DEATH CERTIFICATE $5
POWER OF ATTORNEY, MAIL $5
FOR CERTIFIED MAIL $5
SEARCH FEE, PER ESTATE $10
PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM $25
RENUNCIATION BY ONE PERSON $5
RENUNCIATION - EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON $3
CAVEAT - FILING OR WITHDRAWING $25
REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES $10
REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE IN EXCESS OF TWO PAGES - EACH PAGE $5
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE $5
RELEASE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES OF REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE $10 $10
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $5
ASSIGNMENT OF LEGACY OR INTEREST, PER PAGE $10
ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE $5
FILING ALL PAPERS NOT HEREIN PROVIDED FOR $5
PLAIN COPY OF TWO PAGE WILL $6
EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE $3
FILING OF MOTION IN SUPERIOR COURT $15
NOTICE OF APPEAL $10
MINIMUM CHARGE FOR ALL OTHER PAPERS OR SERVICES - SUPERIOR COURT $5
SERVICE OF PROCESS BY SURROGATE $25
DUPLICATING OR COPYING OF MICROFICHE, DIGITAL TAPE,
HIGH DENSITY DISKS ... ETC., PER MEDIUM
$150
PROCESSING FEE FOR RETURNED CHECK - PLUS BANK FEE $20
CONSENT $3