Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has signed S.F. No. 802, which increases court filing fees (357.021, subd 2). The filing fees that affect probate cases include the following:
- The filing fee increases from a base of $240 to a base of $310
- Certified copies increase from $10 per copy to $14.
- Other copies increase from $5 to $8.
- Motion fees increase from $50 to $100.
- Depositing a will increases from $20 to $27.
In a phone call today to Hennepin County Probate Court, I was told that the filing fees remain the same for now until further notice, but that a change probably wouldn’t be effective until July 1st. I’m assuming that since Hennepin Probate charges $252 (the standard filing fee plus a fee for the county law library fee) currently for a probate filing, the new fee will be $322.
I’ll post an update as I hear more information.
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