Fee Schedule - Probate / Guardianship
Effective 6/7/2012
- Fees to be charged to all cities, other counties, other states, unless specifically stated by statute.
- Fees to be charged to all state agencies unless there is a specific statutory authority (98 Wn2d 606).
- No statutory authority to NOT charge federal agencies except U.S. Immigration and V.A.
- Fees to be paid in advance except for state and county (36.18.060). (Clerk’s Office can voucher State & County).
- Civil filing fees need to be paid by County
- No Refunds
Probate / Guardianship
| Title | Service Provided | Fee | RCW |
|
Appointment of Special Representative |
Filing |
2.00 |
11.96A.250, |
|
Certificate of Qualification |
Issuance (Form K) |
5.00 |
36.18.016(9) |
|
Counter Claim, Cross Claim, 3rd Party Claim |
Filing in existing case |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a), |
|
Escheat - Probate Proceedings |
Filing Claim |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Estate (Probate) |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Guardianship (there is no fee on cases with assets less than $3,000 when a court order so states RCW 11.88.030(4)) |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) |
|
Letters (Administration, Testamentary, Guardianship) |
Certified Copy |
5.00 |
36.18.016(9) |
|
Non-Judicial Resolution (Petition, |
Filing in existing case |
20.00 |
11.96.170, |
|
Non-Probate Notice to Creditors |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
11.42.010(3)(a) |
|
Notice to Creditors-(when Probate is filed in county other than where |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.40.020(2) |
|
Petition Objecting to Non-Judicial Resolution |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
TEDRA Petition Contesting Will or Trust, and New non-judicial Binding Agreement (and TEDRA with Petition cases - regardless of whether in a new or existing case) |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
Petition To Admit Rejected Will |
Filing fee |
200.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) |
|
Small Estate Affidavit |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.62.010 |
|
Trust, Registration or Transfer of RCW 11.98.0005 Eff. 1/1/12 |
Filing |
200.00 |
SSB 1051 |
|
Registration of Trust Certificate of Registration issued by Clerk
|
Issuance of Certificate
|
$5.00 plus
|
36.18.050 (“fee similar” to issuance of Letters Testamentary) Note: Clerk will not charge a fee for copies of attachments to be attached to original Certificate that gets filed. |
|
Will Only (after death-no probate contemplated) |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.012(7) |
|
Will Repository (before death) |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.016(28) |
* Judicial Surcharge due 7/1/2009- - 7/1/2013