The following is a list of some of the fees charged by the Atlantic County Surrogate's Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 22A:2-30.
Payment can only be made by check or cash.
Please make checks payable to Atlantic County Surrogate.
Probate of Wills and Copies
Description
Fee
Probate of Will (first two pages)
$100.00
Each additional page of the Will
$5.00
Short Certificates
$5.00
Probate of each Codicil (Not more than one page)
$25.00
Probate of each Codicil - Each additional page
$5.00
To obtain a plain copy of Will, per page
$3.00
Certified copy of Will (Not more than two pages)
$50.00
Certified copy of Will - Each additional page
$5.00
Exemplified copy of Will (Not more than two pages)
$84.00
Exemplified copy of Will - Each additional page
$5.00
Filing an exemplified copy of probate proceedings from another state, per page
$5.00
Issuing a commission for deposition of foreign witness to a Will or Codicil
$35.00
Letters of Trusteeship
Description
Fee
Testamentary Trustee Acceptance
$50.00
Letters of Administration
Description
Fee
General Administration
$125.00
Administration ad prosequendum
$50.00
Additional forms filed with administration, per page
$5.00
Short Certificates
$5.00
Affidavits of surviving spouse or next of kin where estate does not exceed $50,000 or $20,000 respectively (unless value of the assets are under $1,000.00)
$50.00
Letters of Guardianship
Description
Fee
Qualification for Letters of Guardianship
$50.00
Accounting
Description
Fee
Filing Complaint and one page of accounting
$175.00
In estates up to and including $2,000
No Addl. Fee
In estates from $2,001 to and including $10,000
$100.00
In estates from $10,001 to and including $30,000
$125.00
In estates from $30,001 to and including $65,000
$150.00
In estates exceeding $65,001 to $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
Filing Complaint to appoint a Guardian of an incapacitated person
$200.00
Filing of Complaint in any other probate matter
$175.00
Filing Motion
$15.00
Filing of answering pleadings or appearance
$110.00
Proceeding for appointment of conservator (with or without jury)
$175.00
Proceeding for determination of incapacity and appointment of guardian for alleged incapacitated person (with or without jury)
$200.00
Adoptions
Description
Fee
Adoption of adults
$175.00
Adoption of minors
$175.00
Miscellaneous Charges
Description
Fee
Short certificate
$5.00
Making all other copies, per page
$3.00
Search fee, per estate
$10.00
Caveat, filing or withdrawing
$25.00
Renunciation by one person, per page
$5.00
Refunding Bond and Release, first two pages
$10.00
Refunding Bond and Release - Each additional page
$5.00
Filing Notice of Probate and Proof of Mailing, per page