Superior Court Clerk
Fee Schedule - Probate / Guardianship
Updated May 2022
- 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, 36.18.050 |
Certificate of Qualification |
Issuance (Form K) |
5.00 |
36.18.016(9) |
Counter Claim, Cross Claim, 3rd Party Claim |
Filing in existing case Judicial Surcharge*
|
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(5)(c) |
Escheat - Probate Proceedings |
Filing Claim Judicial surcharge*
Filing Revenue Dept. Affidavit |
200.00 40.00 240.00 2.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) 36.18.020(5)(c) 11.08.300 |
Estate (Probate) |
Filing fee Judicial surcharge*
|
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) 36.18.020(5)(c)
|
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 Judicial surcharge*
|
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(f) 36.18.020(5)(c) 11.88.030(4)
|
Letters-Administration, Testamentary, Guardianship |
Certified Copy |
5.00
|
36.18.016(9) |
Minor & Emergency Minor Guardianship
Refer to Fee Exemptions section for additional information |
Filing fee Judicial surcharge |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2) (f) 36.18.020 (5)(c) 11.130.170 |
Non-Probate Notice to Creditors |
Filing fee Judicial surcharge |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
11.42.010(3)(a) 36.18.020(5)(c) 36.18.020(2)(f) |
Notice to Creditors-(when Probate is filed in county other than where decedent resided) |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.40.020(2), 36.18.050 |
TEDRA Non-Judicial Resolution (Petition, Agreement or Memorandum) |
Filing in existing case |
20.00 |
11.96.170, 36.18.012(8) |
Petition Objecting to Non-Judicial Resolution |
Filing fee Judicial surcharge |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) 36.18.020(5)(c) (2)(f)
|
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 Judicial surcharge |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) 36.18.020(5)(c) 11.96A. |
Petition To Admit Rejected Will |
Filing fee Judicial surcharge |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
36.18.020(2)(g) 36.18.020(5)(c)
|
Small Estate Affidavit |
Filing |
20.00 |
11.62.010, 36.18.050
|
Trust, Registration or Transfer of RCW 11.98.005 Eff. 1/1/12 |
Filing |
200.00 40.00 240.00 |
SSB 1051 36.18.020(2) 36.18.020(5)(c) |
Registration of Trust Certificate of Registration issued by Clerk |
Issuance of Certificate (30 days after filing of registration, if no objection) |
$5.00 plus copy fees for attachments |
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) 36.18.016(28) |
Will Repository (before death) |
Filing |
20.00 |
36.18.016(28) 11.12.265 |
No charge for federal agencies listed above
No charge for state agencies listed above
No charge for Chelan County Departments (36.18.140)
Limited Partnerships now filed with Secretary of State. Certificates of Osteopath, Osteopathy Surgery, Chiropractors, Chiropody, Optometry, etc., now filed with Department of Licenses.
Posted: 01/13/2015 02:04 PM
Last Updated: 06/08/2022 10:19 AM