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CARBON COUNTY

REGISTER OF WILLS AND CLERK OF ORPHANS' COURT

ORPHANS’ COURT FEE SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8, 2009   

ACCOUNTS

FILING, RECORDING, AND SETTING UP PRINTED COPIES OF ADVERTISEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF TRUSTEES AND GUARDIANS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK IN ESTATES AS FOLLOWS:

 

 

ACCOUNTS FOR AUDIT AND CONFIRMATION:

(FORMAL ACCOUNTING)

 

 

 

 

ACCOUNT AND SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION

$85.00

 

FIRST PAGE

 

 

$3.00

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE (NOT COUNTING EXHIBITS)

 

EACH EXHIBIT (THIS IS A CHARGE PER DOCUMENT, THE ORIGINAL OF WHICH IS NOT ALREADY FILED OF RECORD)

$2.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIONS TO ACCOUNT

$50.00

 

 

 

ESCROW FOR AUDITOR FEES

(ONLY WHEN OBJECTIONS FILED)

$350.00

 

(SEPARATE CHECK)

 

 

 

 

 

ACCOUNTS FOR FILING

$30.00

 

FIRST PAGE

 

 

$3.00

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE

ADDITIONAL A/K/A AFTER FILE OPENED

$20.00

 

 

 

(WITH NEW GRANT OF LETTERS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJUDICATIONS*

 

 

 

 

ADJUDICATION AND DECREE

$20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADOPTIONS/TERMINATIONS

 

 

 

 

ADOPTION PETITION

$45.00

 

TOTAL FEE - $73.50

*IF NO TERMINATION - ADD $15.00 DP PLUS $3.00/PAGE FOR CONSENT

 

          PLUS THE JCP FEE

$23.50

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADOPTION CERTIFICATE

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PETITION AND PROPOSED ORDER,

RE: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION

$25.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC FEE

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

TOTAL FEE $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

PETITION AND PROPOSED ORDER,

RE: VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT

$25.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC FEE

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

TOTAL FEE $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

PETITION AND PROPOSED ORDER,

RE: CONFIRMATION OF CONSENT TO ADOPTION

$25.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC FEE

$15.00

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

TOTAL FEE $45.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPORT OF INTENT TO ADOPT

$5.00

 

PER PAGE

 

COUNSELING FUND FEE, 23 PA.C.S.A. § 2505(E)

$75.00

 

(SEPARATE CHECK) (NOT CHARGED ON SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN)

 

REPORT OF INTERMEDIARY

$5.00

 

PER PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN ADOPTIONS

 

 

TOTAL FEE $68.50

 

PETITION TO REGISTER FOREIGN ADOPTION

$25.00

 

 

 

          PLUS THE JCP FEE

$23.50

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC FEE

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION IF FOREIGN ADOPTION DETERMINED TO BE A FULL AND FINAL ADOPTION

$20.00

 

 

 

READOPTION IF FOREIGN ADOPTION DETERMINED NOT TO BE A FULL AND FINAL ADOPTION, SAME AS ADOPTION PETITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFIDAVITS

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL OTHER EXTRA PAGES

$3.00

 

PER PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

ALLOWANCES FOR MINORS OR INCAPACITATED, PETITION AND ORDER

 

 

 

 

FIRST PAGE

$25.00

 

TOTAL FEE $45.00

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC. FEE

$15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED PETITION

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPEAL TO SUPERIOR OR SUPREME COURT (COUNTY FEE) (AN ADDITIONAL CHECK PAYABLE TO THE SUPERIOR OR SUPREME COURT MUST ALSO ACCOMPANY THE APPEAL)

$55.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTOMATION FEE ( ON ALL FIRST FILINGS OF ANY ACTION OR LEGAL PROCEEDING)

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIRTH CERTIFICATE (CERTIFIED COPY)

$7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOND (PERSONAL OR SECURED)

$15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CERTIFIED COPY OF ANY DOCUMENT NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY LISTED

 

 

 

 

FIRST PAGE

$10.00

 

 

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLAIM

 

 

 

 

FILING AND INDEXING

$10.00

 

 

 

SATISFYING CLAIM IN DOCKET

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUANCE

$15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COPIES

 

 

 

 

PHOTOCOPIES

$0.25

 

PER PAGE

 

DOCKET PAGES

$0.25

 

PER PAGE

 

EXEMPLIFIED

$40.00

 

 

 

MICROFILM

ACTUAL COST

 

ESTIMATE ($0.75)

 

TELEFAX

ACTUAL COST

 

PER PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

DATA PROCESSING FEE, IF APPLICABLE

$15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEATH CERTIFICATION

$7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER

$7.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXEMPLIFIED COPY OF DOCUMENT
(FILING FROM ANOTHER COUNTY)

$40.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC FEE

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

TOTAL FEE FOR EXEMPLICATION - $60.00

 

 

 

 

 

EXCEPTIONS TO ADJUDICATION

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAMILY SETTLEMENT: (INFORMAL ACCOUNTING)

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND ACCOUNT

$40.00

 

FIRST PAGE

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE

$3.00

 

 

 

RECEIPT, RELEASE AND REFUNDING AGREEMENT (PER NAME)

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

$12.50

 

PER HALF HOUR

 

 

$20.00

 

PER HOUR

GENEALOGICAL COPIES

$0.25

 

PER PAGE FROM ORIGINALS

 

 

ACTUAL COST

 

PER PAGE FROM MICROFILM (ESTIMATE $ 0.75) (REQUIRES SSAE OR POSTAGE COSTS)

 

 

 

 

 

GUARDIANSHIPS

 

 

TOTAL GUARDIANSHIP OR INCAPACITATION FEE=$63.50

 

MINORS

$20.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC

$15.00

 

 

          PLUS JCP FEE

$23.50

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

INCAPACITATION

$20.00

 

 

 

          PLUS DATA PROC

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS JCP FEE

$23.50

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUARDIANSHIP CERTIFICATION

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUARDIANSHIP – PROOF OF DEPOSIT

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVENTORIES (INCLUDES  TRUSTEE INVENTORIES AND GUARDIAN PERIODIC STATUS REPORTS FOR MINOR’S/INCAPACITATED’S ESTATES)

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUDICIAL COMPUTER PROJECT (JCP) FEE

(STATE FEE), ASSESSED ON EACH FIRST FILING

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARRIAGE LICENSES

$45.00

 

TOTAL = $50.00

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

CASH OR MONEY ORDER (NO CHECKS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM PETITIONS AND ORDERS IN CONNECTION WITH MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS, E.G., WAIVER, APPOINTMENTS OF GUARDIANS FOR MINOR APPLICANTS

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATION

$5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-RESIDENT AFFIDAVIT FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS

$5.00

 

FIRST PAGE

 

 

$3.00

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

MINOR'S COMP

$40.00

 

TOTAL MINOR'S COMP

 

          PLUS DATA PROC

$15.00

 

=$83.50

 

          PLUS JCP FEE

$23.50

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00

 

 

 

COPY OF MINOR’S COMPROMISE ORDER (WHEN ACTION INITIATED IN CIVIL DIVISION) AND MINOR’S AFFIDAVIT/CERTIFICATION OF DEPOSIT

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PETITIONS/MOTIONS (OF WHATEVER NATURE, IF NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY LISTED): CITATION (RULE), PRELIMINARY ORDER AWARDING CITATION AND FIRST PAGE OF PETITION

$15.00

 

FOR PETITIONS/MOTIONS WHICH INITIATE PROCEEDING, ADD DATA PROC., JCP AND AUTOMATION FEES

 

EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE, NOT COUNTING EXHIBITS OR AFFIDAVITS

$3.00

 

 

 

EACH EXHIBIT (THIS IS A CHARGE PER DOCUMENT, THE ORIGINAL OF WHICH IS NOT ALREADY FILED OF RECORD)

$2.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS, RESPONSES, PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS AND ALL OTHER FILINGS AFTER THE FIRST FILING INITIATING THE PROCEEDING

$3.00

 

PER PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

BRIEFS

$10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIONS

$50.00

 

 

 

ESCROW FOR AUDITOR’S FEE

$350.00

 

(SEPARATE CHECK)

 

 

 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

$20.00

 

TOTAL POA FEE = $40.00

 

          PLUS DATA PROC

$15.00

 

 

 

          PLUS AUTOMATION FEE

$5.00