BASIC GENERAL COURT COSTS
| Account | $57.00 |
| Affidavit | $ 5.00 |
| Appraiser | $ 5.00 |
| Bond (additional) | $ 5.00 |
| Certified Mail Return | $ 4.50 |
| Certificate of Judgment | $ 5.00 |
| Certificate of Termination | $25.00 |
| Certificate of Transfer of Real Estate | $10.00 |
| Claim | $10.00 |
| Consent | $ 2.00 |
| Declination | $ 1.00 |
| Disclaimer | $ 5.00 |
| Disinterment | $45.00 |
| Dismiss | $ 5.00 |
| Distribute in Kind | $ 5.00 |
| Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will | $ 5.00 |
| Entry Dispensing with Appointment of a Guardian & Ordering Deposit–16A | $10.00 |
| Verification of Receipt and Deposit – 16B | $ 2.00 |
| Entry of Appearance | $ 5.00 |
| Exception | $10.00 |
| Expend Funds or Release Funds | $10.00 |
| Motion to Extend | $ 5.00 |
| Family Allowance | $ 5.00 |
| Fees, Application | $ 5.00 |
| Guardian's Inventory | $25.00 |
| Guardian's Report | $ 5.00 |
| Insolvency ($5.00 plus Affidavit $5.00) | $10.00 |
| Inventory without Appraisal | $37.00 |
| Inventory with Appraisal | $40.00 |
| Motion to Amend Inventory by Interlineation | $10.00 |
| Motions #1 | $10.00 |
| Motions #2 | $15.00 |
| Notices | $ 5.00 |
| Notifications | $10.00 |
| Notice Failure | $ 5.00 |
| Notice Return | $ 5.00 |
| Newly Discovered Assets | $10.00 |
| Ohio Estate Tax Return (No Charge for an Amended or Form 22) | $30.00 |
| Objection | $10.00 |
| Opposition | $10.00 |
| Power of Attorney | $10.00 |
| Praecipe | $ 5.00 |
| Rejection | $10.00 |
| Remove (Motion) | $15.00 |
| Report of Distribution (Commissioner's Report) | $ 5.00 |
| Sale of Personal Property | $10.00 |
| Statement in Lieu | $30.00 |
| Subpoena or Summons | $ 5.00 |
| Substitution of Counsel | $ 5.00 |
| Motion to Terminate | $15.00 |
| Transfer of Motor Vehicle | $10.00 |
| Unclaimed Funds (Deposited with the Court) | $12.00 |
| Release Unclaimed Funds | $12.00 |
| Vacate (Motion) | $15.00 |
| Waivers | $ 1.00 |
| Will Suspend – 2-B | $10.00 |
| Will Placed on Deposit for Safe Keeping | $ 5.00 |
ALWAYS VERIFY COSTS WITH THE INTAKE CLERKS | |
ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY | |
BASIC COURT DEPOSITS/COSTS
FOR SPECIFIC CASE TYPES
Case Type | Deposit | Cost | |
| ADOPTION | |||
| Agency-Public | $170.00 |
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| Agency-Private | $201.00 | ||
| Agency Additional Child | $170.00 | ||
| Adult | $143.50 |
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| International | $147.00 |
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| Petition for Foreign Birth Record | $ 73.50 | ||
| Independent/Out of State Placement | $ 86.00 |
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| Independent/Private | $247.00 |
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| Homestudy costs are $1,300.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm. |
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| Independent-Birth Parent filing first | $ 86.00 | ||
| Independent/Private Additional Child | $247.00 |
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| Homestudy costs are $75.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm. |
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| Relative | $247.00 | ||
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| Homestudy costs are $900.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm. |
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| Relative-Birth Parent filing first | $ 86.00 | ||
| Relative Additional Child | $247.00 | ||
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| Homestudy costs are $75.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm. |
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| Stepparent | $152.00 |
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| Homestudy costs are $400.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.** |
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| Stepparent Additional Child | $152.00 | ||
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| Homestudy costs are $75.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm. |
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| Homestudy Update | $375.00 | ||
| Birth Parent Assessment | $450.00 | ||
| Large Family Assessment Fee (if more than 5 children) | $150.00 | ||
| NO ADOPTION WILL BE FINALIZED UNTIL COURT COSTS ARE PAID IN FULL *social worker will be assigned when case is filed ** Court appointed investigators may perform out-of-county home studies at their discretion.
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| ADVERSARY | |||
| Civil Actions * | $260.00 |
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| * | Plus additional $15 per summons issued | ||
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| CONSERVATORSHIP | |||
| Conservatorship | $135.00 |
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| CORRECTION OF BIRTH | |||
| Correction of Birth |
| $85.00 | |
| Change of Gender Marker Marker on Birth Record |
| $85.00 | |
| DISINTERMENT | |||
| Disinterment |
| $45.00 | |
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| ESTATE | |||
| Application to Probate Will |
| $40.00 | |
| Full Administration | $350.00 |
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| Re-Open Full Administration (Same Fiduciary) * |
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| * | Closing with a Supplemental Final Account |
| $43.00 |
| * | Closing with a Supplemental Final Account W/Motion | $53.00 | |
| * | Closing with a Statement in Lieu of an Account |
| $40.00 |
| * | Closing with an Account |
| $71.00 |
| Re-Open Full Administration (New Fiduciary) | $125.00 |
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| Re- open Estate to Report newly Discovered Assets (Form 7.RN) |
| $10.00 | |
| Application to Relieve Estate From Administration * |
| $90.00 | |
| * | With Separate Waiver (ES5.2) – Additional cost each of | $ 1.00 | |
| * | With a Will – Additional cost of |
| $40.00 |
| * | With a Transfer of Real Estate – Additional cost of |
| $10.00 |
| * | With a Transfer of a Motor Vehicle – Additional cost of |
| $10.00 |
| * | Closing with a Commissioner's Report – Additional cost of | $ 5.00 | |
| * | With a Surviving Spouse |
| $ 6.15 |
| Application for Summary Release from Administration (Copy Included) |
| $95.00 | |
| GUARDIANSHIP | |||
| Guardianship of Adult (Incompetent) | $338.00 |
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| Guardianship of Minor - (Person & Estate Or Person Only with Home Study Required) | $418.00 |
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| Guardianship of Minor - (Estate Only) | $218.00 | ||
| MARRIAGE | |||
| Application for Marriage License (Includes 1 Certified Copy) |
| $ 60.00 | |
| Certified Copies Each |
| $ 2.00 | |
| MINOR'S SETTLEMENT | |||
| Minor's Settlement (Approximately) |
| $281.00 | |
| Certified Copies Each |
| $ 1.05 | |
| NAME CHANGE |
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| (Adult)
| $100.00 |
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| (Minor) | $100.00 | ||
| Conformity of Name (Adult) | $100.00 | ||
| Conformity of name (Minor) | $100.00 | ||
| Certified Copies Each |
| $ 1.05 | |
| Consent |
| $ 2.00 | |
| Certified Copies (Each) |
| $ 1.05 | |
| Certified Mail (Each) | $ 3.00 | ||
| REGISTRATION OF BIRTH | |||
| Registration of Birth |
| $ 85.00 | |
| TRUSTS | |||
| Trust | $261.00 |
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| ALWAYS VERIFY COSTS WITH THE INTAKE CLERKS | |||
ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLYCOSTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE | |||