| Estates and Trusts: |
FEES |
| Small Estate $22,000 or less (plus inventory fee & order fee) |
$25.00 |
| Petition for Commencement of Proceedings |
$175.00 |
| Petition to Reopen a Closed File |
$175.00 |
| Civil Action (summons and complaint) |
$175.00 |
| Inventory -–No fee for filing –-An inventory fee, set by MCL 600.871 is due with the final account or within one year of commencement, whichever occurs first. |
|
| Account (any type: annual, amended, final, interim, supplemental, including account with zero receipts and disbursements) |
$20.00 |
| Claims (statement and proof) |
$20.00 |
| Each Additional Petition, Motion, Objection or other Paper, no matter how titled, which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court |
$20.00 |
| Proceedings Involving Testamentary or Inter Vivos Trusts: |
| Initiating a Proceeding Involving a Testamentary Trust |
$175.00 |
| Petition to Commence a Proceeding Relating to an Inter Vivos Trust |
$175.00 |
| Registration of Trust |
$25.00 |
| Each Additional Petition, Motion, Objection or other Paper, no matter how titled which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court. |
$20.00 |
| Conservatorship/Guardianship of Estate: |
|
| Petition for Conservator/Protective Order |
$175.00 |
| Account (any type: annual, amended, final, interim, supplemental) |
$20.00 |
| Civil Action |
$175.00 |
| Motions in Civil Actions |
$20.00 |
| Any Petition if the subject of the proceeding is the Petitioner |
No Fee |
| Each Additional Petition, Motion, Objection or Paper, no matter how titled which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court |
$20.00 |
| GUARDIANSHIPS (Legally Incapacitated Persons & Minors): |
|
| Petition for Full or Limited Guardianship |
$175.00 |
| Annual Report on Condition of Ward |
No Fee |
| Each Additional Petition, Motion, Objection or other Paper, no matter how titled, which requests relief or requires a hearing or ruling of the court. |
$20.00 |
| GUARDIANSHIP (Developmentally Disabled): |
|
| Petition for partial or Plenary Guardianship |
NO FEE |
| Annual report on Condition of Person with Developmental Disability |
NO FEE |
| Certified Letters of Guardianship |
$11.00 |
| OTHER Specific Proceedings: |
|
| Petition to Open Safe Deposit Box |
$10.00 |
| Wills Filed for Safekeeping |
$25.00 |
| Performing a Marriage |
$10.00 |
| Delayed Registration of Foreign Birth |
$175.00 |
| GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROCEDURES: |
|
| Demand for Jury Trial |
$30.00 |
| Motion to Change Venue |
$20.00 |
| Answer, Brief, Response |
No Fee |
| Motion to Show Cause |
$20.00 |
| Amended Petition (any kind) |
$20.00 |
| COPY FEES (Certified or Exemplified Copies) |
|
| Letters of Authority |
$11.00 |
| Certified Copies of any Other Paper |
|
| -- Certification |
$10.00 |
| -- Each Additional Page or per page cost for non-certified copies |
$1.00 |
