Probate Fees
Filing Fees Effective April 6, 2022
**Each case filed in the probate court is unique and the deposit for costs is only an estimation. Additional charges may apply. Costs are subject to change without any notice**
| Decedent's Estates | |
| Full Administration (with or without a will) |
$250.00 |
| Relieving from Administration (without will) |
$160.00 |
| Relieving from Administration (with will) |
$175.00 |
| Summary Release from Administration | $104.00* (see note below) |
| Wrongful Death | $200.00 |
| (Each Subsequent Application) | $55.00 |
| Authenticated Copies | $20.00 plus $1 per page |
| Ohio Estate Tax Return Only | $17.00 |
| OETR Part 1 (Form 22) | $5.00 |
| Reopening an Estate Administration (Full or Relieving) |
$50.00 |
| Application for Release of Medical Records Only | $30.00 |
| Wills | |
| Will Preservation | $25.00 |
| Will Deposit | $25.00 |
| Adoptions | |
| Petition for Adoption - court costs | $150.00 |
| Home Study Fees Shall Apply to All Minor Adoption Contact the Probate Court For Information and Costs |
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| Guardinaships | |
| Application for Guardianship (Incompetent or Minor) | $200.00 |
| Investigator's Fees (payable separately to Phyllis Amlin-Snyder | $85.00 (amended 1/19/23) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Applications to Expend Funds (each) | $10.00 |
| Civil Proceedings | $100.00 |
| Correction of Birth | $32.00 |
| Delayed Registration of Birth | $34.00 |
| Marriage License | $50.00 |
| Minor Settlements/Settlement of Adult Ward | $120.00 |
| Name Change | $124.00 |
| Trust | $150.00 |
| Copies (per page with a minimum charge) | $0.10 |
| Certified Copies | $2.00 |
| (Certified Copies of Marriage Licenses Mailed Shall Have an Additional Charge of $1.00) | |
*The filing fee for a summary release does not include the costs to file any other additional forms. A 9.C is required for each motor vehicle and will be subject to additional court costs of $7.00 per form. Applications for Certificate of Transfer and each Certificate of Transfer shall be an additional $16.00 per each CT filed. Any other additional forms not usually filed with summary releases may be subject to additional fees. The filing or probating of a will with the summary release will incur additional costs. Please check with the deputy clerk for these costs before you file your paperwork.