| Register of Wills fees shall be as follows: |
| Filing petition for granting Letters of Administration and Testamentary |
$5.00 per page 2 or more personal representatives $10.00 |
| Granting Letters of Administration under seal, making bond and making registry thereof, if the estate is $1.00 and less than $29,999.99 |
$25.00 per account |
| Over $30,000 and less than $99,999.99 |
$50.00 per account |
| Over $100,000 and less than $499,999.99 |
$75.00 per account |
| Over $500,000 and less that $999,999.99 |
$100.00 per account |
| Each additional increment of $0 to $500,000 |
$100.00 per account |
| Exemplification / Chancery |
$25.00, plus $2.00 per page, plus $50 payable to Court of Chancery |
| Short Certificates |
$5.00 |
| Power of Attorney |
$2.00 |
| Renunciation |
$3.00 per page |
| Small estate and funeral director affidavits |
$5.00 |
| Filing certified death certificate |
$1.00 |
| Register's order (advertising, including handbills) |
$7.00 |
| Inventory |
$15.00 |
| Statement of claim |
$20.00 plus $1.00 per extra page |
| Search |
$5.00 |
| Certification |
$5.00, plus $2.00 each page |
| Two witnesses |
$5.00 for all |
| Rule 190 |
$5.00 |
| Requesting a will from out-of-state |
$25.00 |
| No DE estate tax due affidavit |
$10.00 |
| Commissions |
$25.00 |
| Recording Will |
$2.00 per page |
| Recording and indexing final accounting |
$20.00 |
| Releases (per page) |
$5.00 |
| Bond reduction |
$1.00 |
| Spousal allowance |
$25.00 |
| Petition or application for revoking letters |
$10.00 |
| Register of wills hearing (Rule To Show Cause) / Chancery |
$25.00, plus $50 payable to Court of Chancery |
| Filing any paper in estate folder not otherwise specified |
$1.00 per page |
| Copies |
$1.00 |
| Sitting in trial |
$50.00 per day |
| Form 650 or 651 - no asset form |
$20.00 |
| Subpoenas |
$20.00 |
| Providing an order page |
$10.00 |
| Life estate termination |
$15.00 |
| Advertising costs; rates vary with cost of ad |
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| Adjusting, settling and clarifying accounts |
1.75 % of the amount of net personal estate (disregarding all disbursements made, or to be made, for legacies, bequests or distributive shares due to legatees, heirs at law or persons otherwise entitled). |
| Affidavits of jointly-held real property |
$10.00 |
| Disclaimer |
$10.00 |
| Small estate affidavit via mail |
$10.00 |
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Re-designation of Letters of Administration to Letters of Testamentary withWill annexed.
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$25.00 |
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Re-opening an estate that has been administratively closed due to inactivity by the Court of Chancery (reversing an adminsitrative closing - Admin Closed.
|
$250.00 |
| Late fee for filing a document more than 30 days late. |
$25.00 |
Missed appointments. |
$25.00 |
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