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Narragansett Probate Court Fee Schedule
Effective January 1, 2010
Revised July 14, 2020
Revised July 14, 2020
| Probate of Will (Advertised Matters) Advertisements (Hearing & Qualification) Total | $34 $60 $94 |
| Probate of Will (on Waiver) Advertisement of Qualification Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| File Will (No Assets to administer) Requires Death Certificate, Last Will and Testament and paid funeral bill | $34 |
| Administration (Advertised Matters) Advertisements (Hearing & Qualification) Total | $34 $60 $94 |
| Administration (on waiver) Advertisement of Qualification Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Certificate of Appointment | $5 each |
| Inventory Minimum: $30 Maximum: $1,500 (1% of the personal property, not to exceed a total of $1,500, minus original filing fee of $30) Example: $1500-$30= $1470 | Varies |
| Guardian/Conservator/Custodian Advertisement (Hearing & Qualification) Total | $34 $60 $94 |
| Temporary Guardian | $5 |
| Successor Guardian (under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) | $34 |
| Real Estate (Petition to sell, mortgage, or lease) Advertisement Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Personal Property (Petition to sell) (Advertisement not required) | $34 |
| Change of Name | $34 |
| Affidavit of Complete Administration (Advertisement not required) | $34 |
| Voluntary Informal Executor Attested Copy Total | $34 $ 5 $39 |
| Voluntary Informal Administrator Attested Copy Total | $34 $ 5 $39 |
| Tax Minimization or Estate Planning | $34 |
| Remove or Fill a Vacancy of a Trustee or To Terminate a Trust Established Under A Will | $34 |
| Miscellaneous Petition with No Advertising (If advertising is required add $30) | No Fee |
| Accounting Advertisement (if not on waiver) | No Fee $30 |
| Claim Out of Time Advertisement Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Allowance for Support of Family Advertisement Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Adult Adoption Advertisement Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Removal of Fiduciary (Executor, Guardian, etc.) Advertisement Total | $34 $30 $64 |
| Resignation of Fiduciary (Executor, Guardian, etc.) Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Insolvency Hearing Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Appointment of Commissioners Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Order of Distribution Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Cancel Bond Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Setting Off/Allowing Real Estate In-Fee to Surviving Spouse Advertisement | No Fee $30 |
| Copies of Probate Documents (per page) | $1.50 |
| Certification (plus copy cost) | $3 |
| Exemplified Copy of File Contents (plus certification and copy costs) | $10 |
In accordance with RIGL 33-22-7, 33-22-21 and 42-8.1-20