| SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PROBATE
PROCEEDING:
____ Submit only the original of all documents
____ Petition must be dated and venue of the Oaths
and Designation completed
____ Certification pursuant to Part 130-1.1-a of the Rules
of the Chief Administrator
____ Certification pursuant to Court Rules §207.4(b)
if the forms are produced
on computer or word processor.
____ Probate Petition (Form P-1) [file form P-2 if requesting
Preliminary Letters]
____ Original Last Will and Testament/Codicils
____ Death Certificate [Court Rules §207.15(b)]
(If residence listed on death certificate is different
from residence listed on Petition, attach an Affidavit
explaining the difference and whether an Estate proceeding
has been commenced in some other jurisdiction).
____ Certified copy of death certificate of any predeceased
interested parties.
____ Family Tree (Form FT-1)
____ Affidavit RE: no distributees, one distributee, or relationship
of distributees to the decedent is grandparents, aunts uncles,
first cousins once removed [Court Rules 207.16(c)] (if applicable)
____ Affidavit RE: due diligence - unknowns or unknown addresses
(Court Rules
§207.16(d)] (if applicable]
____ Waiver of Process; Consent to Probate (Form P-4) [from
all persons listed under 6(a) of Probate Petition]
Or
____ Proposed Citation (Form P-5) [to be served upon anyone
who has not signed a waiver/consent form-Probate Petition 6(a)(b)]
____ With Citation provide two (2) copies of Will being offered
for probate
____ Affidavit(s) of Attesting Witness (Form P-3)
____ Notice of Probate - Affidavit of Mailing (Form P-6)[to
all listed under 7 of Probate Petition]
____ Attorney-Fiduciary Affidavit [Court Rules §207.16(e)]
(if applicable)
____ Filing Fee based upon the table below
____ Certificate(s) showing the appointment of the fiduciary
($5.00 each)
Filling Fee based upon the value of the Estate owned individually
by the decedent or payable to the Estate (SCPA §2402)
Less than 10,000 $ 35.00
10,000 but under 20,000 60.00
20,000 but under 50,000 170.00
50,000 but under 100,000 225.00
100,000 but under 250,000 335.00
250,000 but under 500,000 500.00
500,000 and over 1000.00
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