Welcome to the Seneca County Probate and Juvenile Court!
Probate Court Filing Fees
INITIAL DEPOSITS FOR COURT COSTS
| Adoption Step Parent | $701.00 |
| 2nd Child | $424.50 |
| Each Additional Child | $424.50 |
| Adoption Home Study (included in adoption fee) | |
| First Child | $500.00 |
| Each Additional Child | $250.00 |
| Agency Placed Adoption | |
| First Child | $201.00 |
| Second Child | $174.00 |
| Each Additional Child | $174.00 |
| Private Adoption | $801.00 |
| Adoption Home Study (included in fee) | $600.00 |
| Adult Adoption | $174.00 |
| Foreign Adoption | $231.00 |
| Application for Placement | $791.00 |
| Estates - Full Administration | $218.00 |
| Release from Administration | $153.00 |
| With Will | $173.00 |
| Summary Release | $90.00 |
| With Will | $110.00 |
| Ancillary Administration | $218.00 |
| Deposit Will | $60.00 |
| Reopen Estate | |
| Full Administration | $54.00 |
| Full Release Estate | $58.00 |
| Exceptions to Inventory (Accounting) | $128.00 |
| Claim Against Estate | $10.00 |
| Insolvency | $128.00 |
| Guardianship | |
| Minor | $270.00 |
| Each Additional Child | $183.00 |
| Incompetent | $273.00 |
| Conservatorship | $273.00 |
| Transferring in Guardianship | $101.00 |
| Motion to Terminate Guardianship | $43.00 |
| Minor's Settlement | $148.00 |
| Structured Settlement | $123.00 |
| Name Change | $164.00 |
| Name Conformity | $164.00 |
| Wrongful Death | $138.00 |
| Complaint to Sell Real Estate | $143.00 |
| Trust | $155.00 |
| Declaratory Judgment | $128.00 |
| Marriage License | $50.00 |
| Disinterment of Remains | $143.00 |
| Foreign Transcript (coming in) | $48.00 plus $1.00 per page |
| Transcript (going out) | $1.00 plus page plus $1.00 per certification |
DEPOSITS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL INITIAL FILINGS OF NEW CASES. OTHERWISE, THE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. ALL DEPOSITS WILL BE APPLIED TOWARD FINAL COSTS. THE COURT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS.