[Adopted 7-28-1981 as Ord. No. 70; amended
in its entirety 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1657]
The fees of the Register of Wills in and for
Sussex County for the services specified shall be as follows:
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Service
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Per Page
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|---|---|---|
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Filing petition for granting letters of administration
or testamentary
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$5.00
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If 2 or more personal representatives
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$10.00
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|
Granting letters of administration or testamentary
under seal, taking bond and making registry thereof:
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$1.00 to $29,999.00
|
$25.00
| |
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$30,000 and less than $100,000
|
$50.00
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$100,000 and less than $500,000
|
$75.00
| |
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$500,000 and less than $1,000,000
|
$100.00
| |
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Each additional increment of $1.00 to $500,000
|
$100.00
| |
|
Taking and registering probate of will order
and decree
|
$2.00
| |
|
For 2 witnesses, on will or codicil
|
$5.00
| |
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If commission is sent out for 1 to 3 witnesses
|
$25.00
| |
|
Copy and recording will when testamentary are
granted
|
$2.00
| |
|
Order of publication, Register's order
|
$7.00
| |
|
Handbills and posting - newspaper notice
|
$2.00
| |
|
Filing renunciation
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$3.00
| |
|
Filing power of attorney (when executor or administrator
is nonresident of Delaware)
|
$2.00
| |
|
Short certificate
|
$3.00
| |
|
Requesting a will from another state
|
$25.00
| |
|
Filing inventory
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Of 7 pages
|
$15.00
| |
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For additional page
|
$1.00
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|
Adjusting, settling and certifying accounts
|
1.25% of net estate
| |
|
Recording and indexing accounts
|
$20.00
| |
|
Recording releases
|
$5.00
| |
|
Bond reduction
|
$1.00
| |
|
Filing statement of claim or surviving spouse's
allowance
|
$5.00
| |
|
Each additional page
|
$1.00
| |
|
Filing petition or application for revoking
letters of administration or testamentary
|
$10.00
| |
|
Rule to show cause on delinquent account
|
$25.00
| |
|
Plain copies or filing any paper in the estate
folder not otherwise specified herein
|
$1.00
| |
|
Affixing official office seal to any writing
otherwise not specified herein
|
$2.00
| |
|
Certified copies of papers or documents recorded
in office of Register of Wills
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Per page
|
$2.00
| |
|
Plus for certification
|
$5.00
| |
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Exemplified copies of papers or documents recorded
in office of Register of Wills
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Per page
|
$2.00
| |
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Plus, for exemplification
|
$25.00
| |
|
Copies of wills or documents (a mailing charge
of $1.00 will be added to the cost of the copy if the material must
be mailed)
|
$1.00
| |
|
Small estate affidavit and funeral director
affidavit
|
$5.00
| |
|
For each additional page
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$2.00
| |
|
Issuing, citation, rule to show cause or summons
|
$25.00
| |
|
Making search
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$5.00
| |
|
Subpoenas (charge of the Register of Wills,
but attorney requesting issuance of subpoenas will pay for Sheriff's
charges)
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$20.00
| |
|
Official orders and decrees typed by the Register
of Wills' office pursuant to filing of a petition by an attorney when
no order or decree is attached to said petition
|
$1.00
| |
|
Sitting in chancery trial, per day
|
$50.00
| |
|
Register of Wills hearing
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$25.00
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Taking proof of will from out of state
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$20.00
| |
|
Rule 190 petition, per personal representative
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$5.00
| |
|
Entering caveat
|
$1.00
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Providing a court order, per page
|
$10.00
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|
Filing Form 650 to 651 (flat fee)
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$10.00
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Life estate termination
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$15.00
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