Register of Wills
Register of Wills
Fee Schedule
We are now accepting credit cards for payment - except inheritance tax payments
Effective December 1, 2017, the JCS Fee increases to $40.25
We request no staples in documents to be recorded
Letters of Administration or Testamentary
Estates not exceeding $1,000
$20.00
$1,000 to $5,000
$30.00
$5,000 to $10,000
$40.00
$10,000 to $20,000
$50.00
$20,000 to $30,000
$60.00
$30,000 to $40,000
$70.00
$40,000 to $50,000
$80.00
$50,000 to $75,000
$90.00
$75,000 to $100,000
$100.00
Each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof
$40.00
Bonds
$15.00
Short Certificates
$5.00
Filing certified copies of estates
First Page
$25.00
Each additional page
$ 5.00
Filing Exemplified copies of estates
First page
$25.00
Each additional page
$5.00 + JCS fee
Caveat
$15.00
Disclaimer
$15.00
Inheritance Tax Return when no letters have been issued
$20.00 + JCS fee
Renunciation
$5.00
Claim
$15.00
Satisfaction of a Claim
$15.00
Issuing Certified or Exemplified Copies of Estate Proceedings
First page
$20.00
Each additional page
$5.00
Marriage licenses – includes 1 certified copy
$40.00
Certified copy of marriage license
$5.00
Subpoena
$10.00
Codicil
$15.00 Receipt & Release
$5.00
Probate of Will only – no letters issued
$20.00 + JCS fee
Notice of Election to take against will
$15.00
Petitions under Orphans’ Court (except adoptions or terminations)
$30.00 + JCS fee
Filing Appeal to Superior Court – county fee
$65.00
State fee (additional costs may apply for large files)
$90.25
First and Final Accounting – Must include Pet for Adjudication – see new OC rules on AOPC site
First page
$50.00
Each additional page
$ 5.00
Advertising
Susq Co Independent
$115.00
Susq. Co Transcript
$115.00
Forest City News
$65.00
Adoptions
Petition for Adoption
$35.00
Petition to confirm consent
$25.00
Voluntary or Involuntary terminations
$25.00
Intent to Adopt
$75.00
Citation
$10.00
Family Settlement Agreement
$25.00
Each signature
$3.00
Motions or Briefs
$10.00
Answers
$10.00
Objections
$5.00
Estate Name Search
$5.00
Affidavit of Death – pursuant to 20 Pa C.S. Sec 925
$15.00