Computation Of Attorney Fees For Estates Page 7

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Rule 25
COURT COSTS
(A)
Fees and costs for marriage license will be on a cash basis.
(B)
Unless a deposit for costs is specifically requested by the Court prior to
filing, court costs shall be paid upon the filing of the Inventory and again
upon the filing of each Account. Counsel shall be responsible for
contacting the Court prior to filing the Inventory and an Account to
ascertain the amount of costs to be paid at the time of filing. See attached
“Exhibit C”. Deposits are required in adoptions, change of name, civil
actions, guardianships and minor settlements, unless specific arrangements
are made with the Court. This deposit will be applied, from time to time,
as filings occur and additional deposits may be required by Court, if
determined to be necessary.
(C)
Court costs for decedent’s estates shall include microfilming charge for
the preservation of the records.
(D)
A $10.00 charge will be accessed for estate forms.
(E)
Copies of any open records can be made at $1.00 per page.
Rule 28
APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATIONS OF APPRAISERS IN
ESTATES AND LAND SALE PROCEEDINGS
(A)
When required by law, there will be one suitable and disinterested
appraiser appointed.
(B)
Executors and administrators, without special application to the Court,
may allow to the appraiser as compensation for his services, a reasonable
amount agreed upon between the fiduciary and the appraiser with
following suggested:
Maximum fee of $150.00 without prior Application
and Approval of the Court.
(C)
In agreeing upon the amount of compensation within the Schedule
established herein, executors or administrators and the appraiser shall take
into consideration the amount of time and work reasonably required in
appraising the assets of the estate, as well as the type and character of the
property appraised.
(D)
If, by reason of special and unusual character of the property to be
appraised, the fiduciary is of the opinion that the appraisal requires the
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