| The fees charged by the Genesee County Probate Court are statutory fees.> | ||
| Deceased Estate – Formal or Informal | ||
| Demand for Notice – No estate pending | $175.00 | |
| Estate pending | $ 20.00 | |
| Decedents Estate – less than $22,000 (Petition and Order for Assignment) | $ 25.00 | |
| Petition to Determine Heirs – No estate pending | $175.00 | |
| Estate pending | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition/Application for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative | ||
| Commencement of an estate | $175.00 | |
| Filed after estate is opened | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition to open a closed file | $175.00 | |
| Account with assets more than $15.00 | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for allowance of an account – Filed separately from the account | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for attorney fees – Filed separately from the account | $ 20.00 | |
| Statement and Proof of Claim | $ 20.00 | |
| Filing of letter of foreign personal representative | $ 20.00 | |
| Any other paper no matter how titled which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the Court | $ 20.00 | |
| Motions/Petitions involving an estate derived in whole or in part from nonpublic sources | $175.00 | |
| Summons and Complaint | $175.00 | |
| Motions | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition to Open Safe Deposit Box (includes certified copy) | $ 21.00 | |
| Will for Safekeeping | $ 25.00 | |
| Performing a Marriage | $ 10.00 | |
| Petition to establish death of victim of accident or disaster | $175.00 | |
| Demand for Jury Trial | $ 30.00 | |
| Motions | $ 20.00 | |
| Objections | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for Instruction | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition to withdraw a petition requiring a hearing | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition to withdraw as attorney requiring a hearing | $ 20.00 | |
| Appeal from probate court to circuit court or court of appeals | $ 25.00 | |
| Petition and Order | $ 20.00 | |
| Issuance of a commission to take testimony | $ 7.00 | |
| Petition to allow fees of guardian ad litem | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for settlement of personal injury claim | $ 20.00 | |
| Writ of Garnishment | $ 15.00 | |
| Petition for Temporary Restraining Order | $ 20.00 | |
| Copy and Service Fees | ||
| Certified copy of Letters of Authority | $ 11.00 | |
| Certified copy of Order to Use Funds, adult ward | $ 11.00 | |
| File Copies | $1 per page | |
| Forms | .50¢ each | |
| Civil Cases | ||
| Summons and Complaint | $175.00 | |
| Initiating a Proceeding Involving a Testamentary Trust | $175.00 | |
| Separate from a Deceased Estate | ||
Petition for Full or Limited Guardianship of Minor or Adult |
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| No proceeding pending | $175.00 | |
| Proceeding pending | $ 20.00 | |
| Any other paper, no matter how titled which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court filed by a party other than the ward | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for Conservatorship of Minor or Adult | ||
| No proceeding pending | $175.00 | |
| Proceeding Pending | $ 20.00 | |
| Account of Fiduciary | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for allowance of account | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for attorney fees filed separate from the account | $ 20.00 | |
| Petition for settlement of personal injury claim | $ 20.00 | |
| Any other paper, no matter how titled which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court filed by a party other than the ward | $ 20.00 |
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