Court Costs
BASIC GENERAL COURT COSTS
Account
Affidavit
Appraiser
Bond (additional)
Certified Mail Return
Certificate of Judgment
Certificate of Termination
Certificate of Transfer of Real Estate
Claim
Consent
Declination
Disclaimer
Disinterment
Dismiss
Distribute in Kind
Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will
Entry Dispensing with Appointment of a Guardian & Ordering Deposit–16A
Verification of Receipt and Deposit – 16B
Entry of Appearance
Exception
Expend Funds or Release Funds
Motion to Extend
Family Allowance
Fees, Application
Guardian's Inventory
Guardian's Report
Insolvency
Inventory without Appraisal
Inventory with Appraisal
Motion to Amend Inventory by Interlineation
Motions #1
Motions #2
Notices
Notifications
Notice Failure
Notice Return
Newly Discovered Assets
Ohio Estate Tax Return (No Charge for an Amended or Form 22)
Objection
Opposition
Power of Attorney
Praecipe
Rejection
Remove (Motion)
Report of Distribution (Commissioner's Report)
Sale of Personal Property
Statement in Lieu
Subpoena or Summons
Substitution of Counsel
Motion to Terminate
Transfer of Motor Vehicle
Unclaimed Funds (Deposited with the Court)
Release Unclaimed Funds
Vacate (Motion)
Waivers
Will Suspend – 2-B
Will Placed on Deposit for Safe Keeping
$57.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$ 4.50
$ 5.00
$25.00
$10.00
$10.00
$ 2.00
$ 1.00
$ 5.00
$45.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$ 2.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$25.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$37.00
$40.00
$10.00
$10.00
$15.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$30.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
$30.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$15.00
$10.00
$12.00
$12.00
$15.00
$ 1.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
ALWAYS VERIFY COSTS WITH THE INTAKE CLERKS
ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY
COSTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
BASIC COURT DEPOSITS/COSTS
FOR SPECIFIC CASE TYPES
Case Type
ADOPTION
Agency-Public
Agency-Private
Agency Additional Child
Adult
International
Petition for Foreign Birth Record
Independent/Out of State Placement
Independent/Private
Homestudy costs are $1,500.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.
(additional $250.00 monthly supervision)**
Independent-Birth Parent filing first
Independent/Private Additional Child
Homestudy costs are $100.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.
Relative
Homestudy costs are $1300.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.
(additional $250.00 monthly supervision)**
Relative-Birth Parent filing first
Relative Additional Child
Homestudy costs are $100.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.
Stepparent
Homestudy costs are $500.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.**
Stepparent Additional Child
Homestudy costs are $100.00 and will be payable to SW* along with court deposit from law firm.
Homestudy Update
Birth Parent Assessment
Large Family Assessment Fee (if more than 5 children)
Deposit
$170.00
$201.00
$170.00
$143.50
$147.00
$ 73.50
$ 86.00
$247.00
$ 86.00
$247.00
$247.00
$ 86.00
$247.00
$152.00
$152.00
$450.00
$500.00
$200.00
Cost
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.
(Additional charges will be applied for mileage and travel time.)
ADVERSARY
Civil Actions *
* Plus additional $15 per summons issued
CONSERVATORSHIP
Conservatorship
CORRECTION OF BIRTH
Correction of Birth
Change of Gender Marker Marker on Birth Record
DISINTERMENT
Disinterment
ESTATE
Application to Probate Will
Full Administration
Re-Open Full Administration for Newly Discovered Assets Up to $5000 *
* Closing with a Supplemental Final Account
* Closing with a Supplemental Final Account W/Motion and Amended 1.0
* Closing with a Statement in Lieu of an Account
* Closing with an Account
Re- open Estate to Report newly Discovered Assets (Form 7.RN)
Application to Relieve Estate From Administration *
* With Separate Waiver (ES5.2) – Additional cost each of
* With a Will – Additional cost of
* With a Transfer of Real Estate – Additional cost of
* With a Transfer of a Motor Vehicle – Additional cost of
* Closing with a Commissioner's Report – Additional cost of
* With a Surviving Spouse
Application for Summary Release from Administration (Copy Included)
GUARDIANSHIP
Guardianship of Adult (Incompetent)
Guardianship of Minor - (Person & Estate Or Person Only with Home Study Required)
Guardianship of Minor - (Estate Only)
MARRIAGE
Application for Marriage License (Includes 1 Certified Copy)
Certified Copies Each
MINOR'S SETTLEMENT
Minor's Settlement (Approximately)
Certified Copies Each
NAME CHANGE
(Adult)
(Minor)
Conformity of Name (Adult)
Conformity of name (Minor)
Certified Copies Each
Consent
Certified Copies (Each)
Certified Mail (Each)
REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
Registration of Birth
TRUSTS
Trust
Deposit
$260.00
$135.00
$350.00
$338.00
$418.00
$218.00
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$261.00
Cost
$85.00
$85.00
$45.00
$40.00
$64.00
$69.00
$40.00
$72.00
$10.00
$90.00
$ 1.00
$40.00
$10.00
$10.00
$ 5.00
$ 6.95
$95.00
$ 60.00
$ 2.00
$281.00
$ 1.05
$ 1.05
$ 2.00
$ 1.05
$ 3.00
$ 85.00