The fees of the Register in Chancery in and for Sussex County for the services specified shall be as follows:
Causes in Partition | Fee | |
|---|---|---|
Filing petition, order for constructive service, order for sale, return of trustee, decree in distribution and any other paper or order filed in any case in partition | $2.00 | |
Recording any of the above-mentioned papers, directed by the court to be recorded, per page | $2.00 | |
Issuing summons in partition | $6.00 | |
Entering Sheriff's return | $1.00 | |
Issuing commissions in partition | $3.00 | |
Issuing rule to show cause | $6.00 | |
Certificate under seal | $4.00 | |
Issuing order for sale, per page | $2.00 | |
Furnishing form of and approving advertisement, per page | $2.00 | |
Noting and entering continuance | $1.00 | |
Filing and recording certificate of deposit | $2.00 | |
Adjusting decree in distribution: | ||
If total amount of sale does not exceed $500 | $10.00 | |
If total amount of sale exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000 | $20.00 | |
Each additional $1,000 or fractional part thereof, by which the total amount of sale exceeds the first $1,000 | $1.00 | |
Drawing each check in payment of distributive share and costs | $1.00 | |
Sale of Lands to Pay Debts of Decedent | Fee | |
|---|---|---|
Furnishing each notice to heirs or interested parties of application to sell lands, per page | $2.00 | |
Posting notices for nonresidents (each), per page | $2.00 | |
Filing petition, order of sale, return or any other paper or order filed in connection with the sale of lands to pay debts of decedent, per page | $2.00 | |
Recording any of the above-mentioned papers directed by the court to be recorded, per page | $2.00 | |
Issuing order for sale to executor or administrator, per page | $2.00 | |
Furnishing form of and approving advertisement, per page | $2.00 | |
Noting and entering continuance | $1.00 | |
Taking affidavit of executor or administrator | $1.00 | |
Drawing each check in payment of costs | $1.00 | |
Filing and recording release of power of attorney | ||
With 1 acknowledgment | $2.00 | |
Each additional acknowledgment | $1.00 | |
Guardians and Wards | Fee | |
|---|---|---|
Filing petition, order of sale of real estate, return, account of guardian, acquittance or any other paper or order necessary to be filed, transactions between guardians and wards and tort | $30.00 | |
Recording any of the above-mentioned papers directed by the court to be recorded, per page | $1.00 | |
Taking bond of guardian | $10.00 | |
Entering approval of court | $1.00 | |
Issuing order for sale of minor's real estate, per page | $2.00 | |
Furnishing form of and approving advertisements, per page | $2.00 | |
Drawing each check in connection therewith, including costs | $1.00 | |
Filing account of guardian | $20.00 | |
Stating, comparing, adjusting and indexing account of guardian: | ||
Less than $1,000 | $10.00 | |
In excess of $1,000 | $30.00 | |
Furnishing copy of account, per page | $2.00 | |
Exceptions to accounts of executors or administrators: | ||
Filing exceptions, exhibit, answer or any other paper, per page | $2.00 | |
Making entry of exceptions upon record | $1.00 | |
Granting and noting continuance | $1.00 | |
Noting final disposition of exceptions | $1.00 | |
Miscellaneous | Fee |
|---|---|
Filing any paper filed with the Register in Chancery, per page | $2.00 |
Recording any paper filed with the Register in Chancery directed by the court to be recorded, per page | $2.00 |
Taking any bond other than that of guardian, executors or administrators | $10.00 |
Copy of record, per page | $2.00 |
Entering approval of court | $1.00 |
Taking affidavit | $1.00 |
Entering final decree, in case of allowance of any exception or any correction in account | $1.00 |
Certifying abstract under seal | $4.00 |
Entering and certifying recognizance | $4.00 |
Recording and indexing of same | $1.00 |
Entering satisfaction of same | $1.00 |
Making search of records | $50.00 |
Furnishing copy or abstract of any record or paper, per page | $2.00 |
Furnishing copy of plot or draft | $2.00 |
Issuing subpoena or citation to give evidence and return | $7.00 |
Filing interrogatories, giving notice and making entry of filing and notice, per page | $2.00 |
Furnishing copy of same, per page | $2.00 |