Sec. 101.1215. COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: ESTATES CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect the following fees and costs under the Estates Code:
(1) fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk during testator's lifetime (Sec. 252.001, Estates Code) . . . $5;
(2) security deposit on filing, by any person other than the personal representative of an estate, an application, complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the proceeding;
(3) fee on filing an application, complaint, petition, or other paper in a guardianship proceeding, which includes a deposit for payment to an attorney ad litem (Sec. 1052.051, Estates Code) . . . cost of filing and payment of attorney ad litem;
(4) security deposit on filing, by any person other than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code) . . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
(5) nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec. 1104.303, Estates Code) . . . $40; and
(6) costs for attorney ad litem appointed to pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) . . . reasonable compensation.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.106(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 11.109(b), eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 9.114, eff. September 1, 2015.
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