§ 10-248. Fees.

(a)

The clerk of the probate court of the county shall be allowed to demand and receive the following fees for services:

(1)

For filing petition, entering order, recording bond and issuing original letters of administration in intestacy cases ..... $60.00

(2)

For filing petition to probate will and entering order, without issuing letters testamentary ..... 48.00

(3)

For filing petition to probate will of three pages or less in length, entering order, issuing original letters testamentary when bond is waived, recording will ..... 66.00

(4)

For filing petition to probate will of more than three pages in length, entering order, issuing original letters testamentary when bond is waived, recording will ..... 66.00

Plus for each additional page of will in excess of three pages ..... 1.00

(5)

For filing petition to probate will of three pages or less in length, entering order, issuing original letters testamentary or original letters of administration C.T.A., recording bond ..... 72.00

(6)

For filing petition to probate will of more than three pages in length, entering order, issuing original letters testamentary or original letters of administration C.T.A., recording bond ..... 72.00

Plus for each additional page of will in excess of three pages ..... 1.00

(7)

For forwarding by mail the notice to the commissioner required by T.C.A. § 67-8-406(a) ..... 6.00

(8)

For giving notice to creditors of the qualification of a personal representative as required by T.C.A. § 30-2-306(a) ..... 4.00

(9)

For each notice of claim against estate given as required by T.C.A. § 30-2-314 ..... 4.00

(10)

For filing petition for letters of guardianship, issuing process and cost bond, entering order, and issuing original certificate of guardianship (not including fee of the sheriff) ..... 60.00

(11)

For filing petition for removal of disabilities of minority, and entering order ..... 30.00

(12)

For filing petition for removal of disabilities of insanity, filing affidavits and entering order ..... 30.00

(13)

For filing petition for allowing year's support to spouses and entering all orders and reports ..... 30.00

(14)

For filing petition to legitimate persons, entering order, issuing certificates to be forwarded to the state office of vital records, maximum ..... 60.00

(15)

For filing petition for change of name, and entering order, maximum ..... 60.00

(16)

For filing inventory and recording same in inventory record book ..... 10.00

(17)

For entering each order not otherwise provided for ..... 12.00

(18)

For filing petition for habeas corpus, filing cost bond, issuing process, and entering order (not including fee of the sheriff) ..... 60.00

(19)

For filing and recording annual settlement of guardians, conservators, administrators and executors and entering order approving settlement only ..... 30.00

Plus for each additional page in excess of three pages ..... 1.00

(20)

For filing and recording final settlement of guardians, conservators, administrators, and executors and entering order approving settlement only ..... 36.00

Plus for each additional page in excess of three pages ..... 1.00

(21)

For filing petition under the Mental Health Law, complied in Title 33, issuing notices of hearing, entering returns, and entering judgments after hearing (not including fees of sheriff) ..... 50.00

(22)

For entering order increasing bonds of guardians, conservators, executors and administrators and recording bond ..... 22.00

(23)

For issuing each additional copy of letters of administration, testamentary, guardianships, and conservatorships ..... 6.00

(24)

For each certificate issued, except under Acts of Congress ..... 4.00

(25)

For each certificate issued under Acts of Congress ..... 6.00

(26)

For issuing supplemental certificate showing letters to be in force ..... 6.00

(27)

For making certified copies of documents, per page ..... 2.00

Plus for certificate ..... 2.00

(28)

For making photocopies of documents, per page ..... 1.00

(29)

For filing exceptions to claims against estates, mailing notices and entering orders ..... 42.00

(30)

For filing petition for delayed or corrected birth certificate, and entering order ..... 36.00

(31)

For filing and docketing claims against decedent's estate, each claim ..... 5.00

For filing release of each such claim ..... 2.00

(32)

For filing and docketing petition and order not otherwise provided for ..... 30.00

(33)

For issuing summons, subpoenas, citations, writs and notices, including copies of process when required by law ..... 11.00

(34)

For filing small estate affidavits (includes certifying to one copy) ..... 30.00

Each additional copy ..... 2.00

(35)

For filing petition and cost bond in causes involving sale of real estate ..... 18.00

(36)

For filing each answer in such causes ..... 7.00

(37)

For filing each report in such causes ..... 7.00

(38)

For issuing summons and entering return in such causes (includes copy of process) ..... 11.00

(39)

For entering orders pro confesso in such causes ..... 7.00

(40)

For issuing and entering order of publication in such causes ..... 7.00

(41)

For filing each amended petition in such causes ..... 10.00

(42)

For entering order appointing guardian ad litem in such causes ..... 12.00

(43)

For entering final order in each of such causes ..... 12.00

(b)

The clerk shall collect a sheriff's fee for each additional defendant in proceedings to sell real estate.

(Code 1992, § 9-137; Pub. Acts 1980, ch. 250, § 1; Ord. No. 190, 9-8-1997)

Notes:

1. Prior fee schedules: ch. 223, Priv. Acts 1959; ch. 236, Priv. Acts 1967.

2. Ord. No. 190 (9-8-1997) ratified ch. 384, Public Acts 1997.

State law reference

Fees for particular services, T.C.A. § 8-21-401.