Fee Purpose | Fee Amount | Rule/Statute which applies to fee: |
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| Entry Fees for Estates 10,000 or less | 35.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Entry Fees for Estates 10,001 to 150,000 | 75.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Entry Fees for Estates 150,001 to 500,000 | 150.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Conveyances of Title to real estate | 50.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Annual accounts on decedent's estates filed for any period more than one year | 25.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Testamentary Trusts less than 20,000 | 50.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Testamentary Trusts more than 20,000 | 100.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Testamentary Trusts Annual Accounts | 25.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Adoptions | 75.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Guardianships for Minors | 35.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Guardianships for Adults | 50.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Petition for Change of Name | 50.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434 (a) (2004) |
| Filing of Will for Safekeeping | 20.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434(a)(13) (2004) |
| Corrections for Vital Records | 25.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434(a) (2004) |
| Orders of Authorization Non-Resident Ministers | 25.00 | |
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For economic cause, the probate judge may waive this fee. No fee shall be charged for necessary documents pertaining to the opening of estates, trusts and guardianships, including the issuance of two certificates of appointment and respective letters. No fees shall be charged for the issuance of two certified copies of adoption decree and two certified copies of instrument changing name.
| | 32 V.S.A. 1434(b) |
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Each additional certification of appointment of a fiduciary
| 5.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434(c) (1996) |
Inquests on the dead or burned buildings fee same as for criminal causes in district court | | 32 V.S.A. 1753 (1947) |
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Copies or certified copies of Court Records
| .60 per folio with minimum fee of $1.00 (on average, 1 page contains 3 folios) | 32 V.S.A. 1751(b) (1996) |
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Official certificate which includes certified copies
| 5.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1751(b) (1996) |
Authentication of documents, except for state agencies and veterans or their dependents for records needed in prosecuting any claim for benefits or as specified in 32 V.S.A. 1434(1) | 5.00 | |
Copies of court records or other court materials produced by photocopy equipment. If you perform a certification or authentication of a photocopies record, the statutory fee for certification of authentication still applies. For example a certified copy of a record would be $5.25 (.25 for the photocopy, $5.00 for certification) | .25 per sheet, 1.00 minimum fee is charged. | 32 V.S.A. 1751(b) (1996) |
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State agencies shall not be charged a fee for infrequent, low volume use of the court's copying machine.
| no fee | |
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For copying of materials that are not court documents, individuals who use a court machine or state agencies whose use is frequent of high volume, shall be charged and billed at .05 a copy. A copy of this bill is to be forwarded to the Court Administrator's Office.
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Fees not specified by law shall be set by the Supreme Court
| | 32 V.S.A. 1403(a) (1971) |
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Itemized receipts for fees shall be given on request
| | 32 V.S.A. 1402 (1947) |
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Bad Check Fee
| 20.00 | 32 V.S.A. 404 (1997) |
Entry fee for Estates more than 500,000 | 325.00 | 32 V.S.A. 1434(a) 2004 |
Petition for removal of trustee less than or equal to $20,000. | $50.00 | 14 V.S.A. 2413 (2006) |
Petition for removal of trustee greater than $20,000. | $100.00 | 14 V.S.A. 2413 (2006) |
Petition concerning advanced directives. | $75.00 | 18 V.S.A. 9718 (2006) |
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