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. |
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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: |
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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): |
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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): |
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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: |
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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: |
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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) |
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Letters of Authority |
$11.00 |
Certified Copies of any Other Paper |
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-- Certification |
$10.00 |
-- Each Additional Page or per page cost for non-certified copies |
$1.00 |