Hudson County Surrogate s Fee List: PROBATE OF WILLS AND COPIES PROBATE OF WILL (NOT MORE THAN 2 PAGES) $100.00 PROBATE OF WILL WITHOUT LETTERS 50.00 PROBATE OF CODICIL (NOT MORE THAN 1 PAGE) 25.00 WHERE CODICIL REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL WITNESS 5.00 TO REOPEN PROCEEDINGS FOR QUALIFICATION OF EXECUTOR OR TAKING PROOF OF EXTRA WITNESS 25.00 EACH ADDITIONAL WITNESS 5.00 RECORDING EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE OF WILL OR CODICIL 5.00 COMMISSION 35.00 COPY OF WILL PER PAGE 3.00 CERTIFIED EXTRA COPY OF WILL PER PAGE 5.00 FOR CERTIFICATE 5.00 CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL WITH PROOFS FOR NEW JERSEY COUNTY, NOT EXCEEDING 2 PAGES INCLUDING WILL/CODICIL 50.00 FOR PAGES IN EXCESS OF TWO 5.00 WILLS FILED BUT NOT PROBATED, FIRST TWO PAGES 10.00 PLUS COVER LETTER STATING NO ASSETS 5.00 PLUS DEATH CERTIFICATE 5.00 EXEMPLIFYING WILL FOR ANOTHER STATE, NOT EXCEEDING 2 PGS. INCLUDING WILL AND CODICIL 75.00 FILING AN EXEMPLIFIED COPY OF WILL AND PROBATE PROCEEDING FROM ANOTHER STATE, PER PAGE 5.00 FILING A CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL WITH PROOF FROM NEW JERSEY, PER PAGE 5.00 SUPERIOR COURT DOCUMENT FILING PER PAGE 5.00 LETTERS OF TRUSTEESHIP ACCEPTANCE OF TRUSTEE AND LETTERS OF TRUSTEESHIP, INCLUDING ONE CERTIFICATE $50.00 LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $125.00 FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS PER PAGE 5.00 ADMINISTRATION AD PROSEQUENDUM 50.00
FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS PER PAGE 5.00 EXEMPLIFYING ADMINISTRATION 75.00 CERTIFIED COPY OF ADMINISTRATION 50.00 AFFIDAVIT OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OR NEXT OR KIN (NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 OR $10,000 RESPECTIVELY, $5.00 FOR EACH $100 OR PART THEREOF)(NOT TO EXCEED $50.00) LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP GRANTING LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP, ACCEPTANCE OF GUARDIANSHIP & FILING POWER OF ATTORNEY $50.00 AFFIDAVIT OF ESTATE OF MINORS (WHERE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY DOES NOT EXCEED $5,000) 5.00 MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS AND ORDERS, PER PAGE 5.00 INVENTORIES INVENTORIES (FOR ALL SERVICES IN APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISERS) $25.00 INVENTORIES (FILING NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) AND AFFIDAVIT OF APPRAISERS & EXECUTOR 25.00 ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, ONE PAGE, UP TO AND INCLUDING $2,000 $175.00 ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $2001 TO AND INCLUDING $10,000 ADDITIONAL FEE 100.00 ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $10,001 TO AND INCLUDING $30,000 ADDITIONAL FEE 125.00 ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $30,001 TO AND INCLUDING $65,000 ADDITIONAL FEE 150.00 ACCOUNTING FILING COMPLAINT, FROM $65,001 TO AND INCLUDING $200,000 3/10 OF 1% BUT NOT LESS THAN $300 IN ESTATES EXCEEDING $200,000 4/10 OF 1% BUT NOT LESS THAN $400 FOR PREPARING NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND COPIES OF THE SAME 50.00 MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO PRESUMPTION OF DEATH, FILING $175.00 SALE OF LAND TO PAY DEBTS 175.00 SALE OF LAND IN FULFILLMENT OF CONTRACT MADE BY
DECEDENT 175.00 SALE OF LAND WITHIN 1 YEAR 175.00 SALE OF MINOR S LAND 175.00 DISTRIBUTION, FILING AND ENTERING COMPLAINT 175.00 FILING FIRST PAPER IN ACTION IN SUPERIOR COURT 175.00 FILING OF ANSWERING PLEADING OR OTHER ANSWERING PAPERS IN SUPERIOR COURT 110.00 ADOPTIONS OF MINORS 175.00 ADOPTIONS OF ADULTS 175.00 APPLICATION AND ORDER TO LIMIT TIME TO CREDITORS BUT EXCLUSIVE OF ADVERTISING COSTS 40.00 APPLICATION FOR RELIEF SUBSEQUENT TO FINAL JUDGEMENT IN SUPERIOR COURT 25.00 PREPARING NOTICES TO CREDITORS TO PRESENT THEIR CLAIMS 10.00 ADVERTISING ORDER OF COURT OR NOTICE, WHEN DONE BY THE SURROGATE, IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING FEE 10.00 PROCEEDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR WITH OR WITHOUT JURY TRIAL 175.00 PROCEEDING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF INCAPACITY AND APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN 200.00 UP TO AND INCLUDING $500.00 20.00 $501.00 TO AND INCLUDING $1,000 25.00 $1,001 TO AND INCLUDING $5,000 30.00 $5,001 TO AND INCLUDING $10,000 35.00 $10,001 TO AND INCLUDING $25,000 40.00 $25,001 TO AND INCLUDING $50,000 60.00 INTERMINGLED ACCOUNT FEES IN EXCESS OF $50,000 100.00 MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES SHORT CERTIFICATES $5.00 VALIDATION SHORT CERTIFICATES WITHIN ONE YEAR 3.00 SUBPOENAS EACH 25.00
STAMPING TRUE COPIES SUBPOENAS EACH 3.00 STAMPING TRUE COPIES ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE EACH 3.00 STAMPING TRUE COPIES OTHER PAPERS EACH 3.00 AUTHORIZATION OF PROCESS 5.00 SWEARING EACH WITNESS 2.00 ADJOURNMENT OR CONTINUANCE 15.00 MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS OR COURT, FIRST PAGE 5.00 RECORDING, MICROFILMING OR PHOTOSTATING ALL PAPERS NOT HEREIN PROVIDED FOR, EACH 5.00 FOR MAKING COPIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, EACH 3.00 FILING TRANSCRIPT DEATH CERTIFICATE 5.00 POWER OF ATTORNEY- PER PAGE 5.00 FOR CERTIFIED MAIL 5.00 SEARCH FEE, PER ESTATE 10.00 PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM 25.00 RENUNCIATION BY ONE PERSON 5.00 RENUNCIATION EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON 3.00 CAVEAT FILING OR WITHDRAWING 25.00 REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES 10.00 REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE IN EXCESS OF TWO PAGES EACH 5.00 RELEASE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES OF REFUNDING BOND AND RELEASE 10.00 ASSIGNMENT OF LEGACY OR INTEREST, PER PAGE 10.00 FILING ALL PAPERS NOT HEREING PROVIDED FOR 5.00 PLAIN COPY OF TWO PAGE WILL 6.00 EACH ADDITIONAL PAGE 3.00 FILING OF MOTION IN SUPERIOR COURT 15.00 NOTICE OF APPEAL 10.00 MINIMUM CHARGE FOR ALL OTHER PAPERS OR SERVICES
SUPERIOR COURT 5.00 SERVICE OF PROCESS BY SURROGATE 25.00 PROCESSING FEE FOR RETURNED CHECK PLUS BANK FEE 20.00