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Fee Schedule for Services
Fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 22A:2-30 and other Statutes as so provided. We accept cash, check, or credit (Visa, Mastercard and Discover ). Checks should be made payable to Hunterdon County Surrogate.
JEDS (Judiciary Electronic Document Submission)
At this time, the Hunterdon County Surrogate’s Court does not utilize the JEDS System.
Original pleadings should be delivered to the Surrogate's Court.
No copies are necessary unless you need filed copies returned to you.
| Probate 2-Page Will | $100 (includes 1 certificate) +$5 per additional page of will +$5 per additional certificate |
| Probate 1-Page Codicil | $25 +$5 per additional page of the codicil |
| Renunciation of Executor | $5 |
| Notice of Probate | $5 per page |
| Successor Executor | $25 + $5 per certificate |
| Trust | $50 (includes 1 certificate) +$5 per additional certificate |
| Caveat (Filing or Withdrawing) | $25 |
| Rule to Bar Creditors | $60 (fee does not include printing fee) |
| Commission (to sign papers outside of Hunterdon County) | $35 |
| Administration | $125 (includes 1 certificate) +5 per additional certificate |
| Affidavit in Lieu of Administration by Surviving Spouse (Estate less than $50,000) | $5 fee per $100 of assets fees will not exceed $50 |
| Affidavit in Lieu of Administration by Next of Kin (Estate less than $20,000) | $5 per $100 of assets fees will not exceed $50 |
| Consent to Affidavit | $5 |
| Substituted Administration | $125 (includes 1 certificate) |
| Temporary Administration | >$125 (includes 1 certificate) |
| Administration C.T.A. with 2-page Will | $125 (includes 1 certificate) +$5 per additional page of the will +$5 per additional certificate |
| Substituted Administration C.T.A. | $100 + $5 per certificate |
| Administration Ad Prosequendum | $50 (includes 1 certificate) |
| Commission (to sign papers outside of Hunterdon County) | $35 |
| Adoption Complaint (1 complaint per child) | $175 per complaint |
| Report of Adoption (Request for Amended Birth Certificate for adoptee born in NJ) | $27 payable to Treasurer, State of NJ, but sent to Surrogate +$2 for each additional amended birth certificate |
| Application for Guardianship of Minor | $50 (includes 1 certificate) +$5 per additional certificate |
| Complaint for Guardianship of Incapacitated Person | $200 |
| Charles Jones Statewide Lien Search (as applicable) | $12 per guardian |
| Qualification of Guardian of Incapacitated Person | $50 (includes 1 certificate) +$5 per additional certificate |
| Filing of Annual Accountings | $5 per page |
| Complaint to Add a Co-Guardian | $175 |
| Complaint for Substituted Guardianship | $175 |
| Complaint to Independently Invest | $175 |
| WITHDRAWALS: | |
| $1 - $500 withdrawal | $20 |
| $501 - $1,000 withdrawal | $25 |
| $1,001 - $5,000 withdrawal | $30 |
| $5,001 - $10,000 withdrawal | $35 |
| $10,001 - $25,000 withdrawal | $40 |
| $25,001 - $50,000 withdrawal | $60 |
| In excess of $50,000 withdrawal | $100 |
| Release of Guardian Fee | $10 |
| Charles Jones Child Support Search Fee | $10 |
| Complaint | $175 |
| Answer | $110 |
| Motion | $15 |
| Counterclaim | no fee |
| Commission (to sign papers outside of Hunterdon County) | $35 |
| Estate Search Request | $10 |
| Copies | $3 per page |
| Certified Copy Request | $50 for first two pages +$5 per additional page |
| Exemplified Copy Request | $75 for first two pages +$5 per additional page |
| Filing and Recording of Exemplified Copy | $5 per page |
| Release and Refunding Bond | $10 for first two pages +$5 per additional page Fees are per individual release/refunding bond. |
| Disclaimer | $10 for first two pages +$5 per additional page |
| Exceptions to Accounting | $5 per page |
| Filing and Recording of All Documents not listed | $5 per page |
JEDS (Judiciary Electronic Document Submission)
At this time, the Hunterdon County Surrogate’s Court does not utilize the JEDS System.
Original pleadings should be delivered to the Surrogate's Court.