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7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
Liberty, Missouri
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Effective August 28, 2018PROBATE COURT COSTS AND OTHER FEES
PAYABLE to CLAY COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
| Full Deceased Estates | Costs | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Supervised and Independent (Costs due with Application regardless of value of estate) | ||
| Testate (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $210.50 | |
| Intestate (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $170.50 | |
| Successor Letters Deceased Estate | $50.50 | |
| Re-open Estate | $135.50 | |
| Estate Open for Lawsuit Only | $135.50 | |
| Petition to Require Administration (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $170.50 | No Will |
| Petition to Require Administration (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $210.50 | With Will |
| ** Additional costs based on inventory value (The court does not want these costs paid until the inventory is filed.) | ||
| Inventory Value | Additional Costs | Note |
| $50,001 - $100,000 | $50.00 | |
| $100,001 - $150,000 | $100.00 | |
| $150,001 - $200,000 | $150.00 | |
| $200,001 - $250,000 | $200.00 | |
| $250,001 - $300,000 | $250.00 | |
| $300,001 - $350,000 | $300.00 | |
| $350,001 - $400,000 | $350.00 | |
| $400,001 - $450,000 | $400.00 | |
| $450,001 or more | $450.00 | |
| There shall be an additional fee of $30.00 for each twelve months or part thereof after the first twelve months an estate remains open BEFORE the filing of the Final Settlement or Statement of Account. | ||
| Dispensing With Administration of a Disabled Now Deceased | Costs | Note |
| When a disabled person had no Will and the time for filing claims in the disabled estate has passed, the deceased estate can be closed out in the disabled estate. | $55.50 | |
| Refusals (Administrative Rule No. 21) | Costs | Note |
| Spouse (no Will being admitted to probate) | $65.50 | |
| Spouse and admitted Will (filed at same time) | $100.50 | |
| Minor (no Will being admitted to probate) | $65.50 | |
| Minor and admitted Will (filed at same time) | $100.50 | |
| Amended spouses, minors or creditors | $65.50 | |
| Creditor (no Will being admitted to probate) | $65.50 | |
| Creditor with admitted Will | $100.50 | |
| Small Estate | Costs | Note |
| $40,000 or less, including real estate and personal property. | ||
| Affidavit (no Will being admitted to probate) | $65.50 | |
| Affidavit and admitted Will (filed at same time) | $100.50 | |
| Amended affidavit | $65.50 | |
| Over $15,000, (publication required) Deposit with the court for publication | $50.00 | |
| Admitting Will to Probate | Costs | Note |
| Fee (No Letters Issued) | $65.50 | |
| Estate of Absent Person | Costs | Note |
| Fee (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $130.50 | |
| Application for Determination of Heirship | Costs | Note |
| Fee (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $80.50 | |
| Dismissal of Application for Letters of Any Kind of Case | Costs | Note |
| No refund | ||
| Trusts (Adversary Only) | Costs | Note |
| Fee | $80.50 | |
| Guardianships and Conservatorships (Minors) | Costs | Note |
| Guardianship and/or Conservatorship | $105.50 | |
| Missing parent (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $.00 | |
| Additional $25.00 each twelve months or part thereof after the first twelve months an estate remains open after grant of Letters (until order of discharge is entered). | ||
| Successor Letters for Minor | $75.50 | |
| Stand-by Guardian for Minor | $75.50 | |
| Dispensing with Conservatorship of Minor | $55.50 | |
| Guardianship and Conservatorship (Adults) | Costs | Note |
| Guardianship and/or Conservatorship (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $130.50 | |
| Conservatorship (Attorney responsible for all publications) | $130.50 | |
| Guardianship | $130.50 | |
| Dispensing with administration of a disabled now deceased | $55.50 | |
| Service | Costs | Note |
| Checks for service in Clay County should be made payable to the Sheriff of Clay County for $50.00. If service is needed in another county, the attorney should check for service fees with that county and submit a check for that amount with the application. | ||
| $85.50 | ||
| $85.50 | ||
| Dismissal of Application (Adult/Minor) Before Hearing | Costs | Note |
| No refund | No refund | |
| Non-Resident Conservator (Section 475.340) | Costs | Note |
| Proceedings for sale of real estate by non–resident conservator | $65.50 | |
| Notice of Appeal | Costs | Note |
| Fee | $80.50 | |
| Deposit of Will for Safekeeping (During Lifetime) | Costs | Note |
| Fee | $3.00 | |
| Time Payment Fee (See Local Court Rule 5.7) | Costs | Note |
| Fee | $25.00 | |
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Effective November 7, 2005 The Clerk shall impose a fee of twenty-five dollars on each person who fails to pay a court-ordered judgment, penalty, fine, sanction, court costs, restitution or juvenile monetary assessment within thirty (30) days of the date of the court imposed judgment, penalty, fine, sanction or court cost. |
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| Duplication Fees | Costs | Note |
| Certified Copies | ||
| $4.00 | ||
| $1.00 | ||
| Authenticated | ||
| $6.00 | ||
| $1.00 | ||
| Photocopy | $1.00 | Per page |
| Copies printed from microfilm | $1.00 | Per page |
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Photocopies of 10 or more pages from one or more files may be charged actual cost of search and copying. All copies mailed will be charged cost of postage and packaging. |
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SO ORDERED this 20th day of July, 2021.