The fees of the Register of Wills in and for Sussex County for the services specified shall be as follows:
Service | Per Page | |
|---|---|---|
Filing petition for granting letters of administration or testamentary | $5.00 | |
If 2 or more personal representatives | $10.00 | |
Granting letters of administration or testamentary under seal, taking bond and making registry thereof: | ||
$1.00 to $29,999.00 | $25.00 | |
$30,000 and less than $100,000 | $50.00 | |
$100,000 and less than $500,000 | $75.00 | |
$500,000 and less than $1,000,000 | $100.00 | |
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 | |
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 | $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 | ||
Of 7 pages | $15.00 | |
For additional page | $1.00 | |
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 | ||
Per page | $2.00 | |
Plus for certification | $5.00 | |
Exemplified copies of papers or documents recorded in office of Register of Wills | ||
Per page | $2.00 | |
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 | $2.00 | |
Issuing, citation, rule to show cause or summons | $25.00 | |
Making search | $5.00 | |
Subpoenas (charge of the Register of Wills, but attorney requesting issuance of subpoenas will pay for Sheriff's charges) | $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 | $25.00 | |
Taking proof of will from out of state | $20.00 | |
Rule 190 petition, per personal representative | $5.00 | |
Entering caveat | $1.00 | |
Providing a court order, per page | $10.00 | |
Filing Form 650 to 651 (flat fee) | $10.00 | |
Life estate termination | $15.00 | |