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Copies

Copies made by Clerk
$1.00 Per Page
Certified copies (note: Copies to be certified by the clerk must be made by the Clerk’s Office.)
$5.00 (Plus Cost of Copy)
Self-serve copies from photocopiers
$0.20
Self-serve copies from microfilm reader/printers
$0.25
Self-serve prints from computers
$0.25

Applications

Application for Probate of Will and for Issuance of Letters Testamentary
$264.00
Application for Probate of Will as a Muniment of Title
$264.00
Application for Appointment of Administrator
$716.00
Application for Appointment of Independent/Dependent Administrator and Determination of Heirship
$720.00
Application for Appointment of Independent/Dependent Administrator with Will Annexed
$264.00
Application for Appointment of Temporary Administrator
$716.00
Application for Appointment of Guardian
$815.00
Service of Citation (attorney specifies)
$70.00 Plus $4.00 for
Issuance
Application for Appointment of Temporary Guardian
$815.00
Application for Determination of Heirship
$720.00
Adverse Action, Probate (does not include posted notice or personal citation)
$75.00
Mental Health Suit: Inside Travis County
$374.00
Mental Health Suit: Outside Travis County
$399.00
Testamentary Trust, Construction of Trust, Civil Action
$190.00
Foreign Will Filed for Issuance of Letters Testamentary
$264.00
Foreign Will (for Recording Only)
$190.00
Application for Sale of Property of a Minor by a Parent Without Guardianship (Section 889)
$716.00
Management Trust (Section 889)
$784.00
Payment of Claims Without uardianship (Section 144)
$175.00
Small Estate Affidavit
$251.00
Administration of Oath
$2.00
Recording Bond
$3.00
Allowed Claim
$4.00
Unallowed Claim
$2.00

Issuances

Issuance of Letters Testamentary
$2.00
Issuance of Letters of Administration
$2.00
Issuance of Letters of Independent Administration
$2.00
Issuance of Letters of Guardianship (plus costs of certified copy of order)
$2.00
Issuance of Letters of Temporary Guardianship (plus costs of certified copy of order)
$2.00
Issuance of Temporary Administration (plus costs of certified copy of order)
$2.00
Exemplified Letters
$4.00
Exemplified/Authenticated copies
$1.00 Per Page Plus $7.00 Certification / Exemplification

Orders

Order Admitting Will to Probate and Granting Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration
$4.00
Order Admitting Will to Probate as a Muniment of Title
$2.00
Order Appointing Guardian and Granting Letters of Guardianship
$4.00
Order of Sale of Property
$2.00
Decree Confirming Sale
$2.00
Decree of Partition and Distribution
$2.00
Order Removing Executor, Administrator, or Guardian
$2.00
Order Approving Inventory
$2.00
Fiat or Certificate
$2.00

Ancillary Documents

Filing Annual Report (with existing Estate)
$10.00
Filing Annual or Final Account of Estate or Filing Application for Sale of Real or Personal Property
$25.00
Answer or Response
No Charge
Filing Inventory and Appraisal
$25.00 if filed after 90 days or after the extension set by the Court.

Jury Fees

Jury Fee, Probate
$5.00
Jury Fee, Civil
$22.00

Searching Probate Records

Requesting cause number or status of a case filed after July 1992 and which appears in the automated system
No Charge –
Call (512) 854-9188
Requesting cause number or status of a case filed before July 1992 that requires reviewing microfilm records
$10.00 per name per decade of microfilm searched (customer suggests the order in which decades are to be searched).

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Notes:
  • Attorney ad litem fees will be waived only by court order.
  • Some filings require posted notice or personal citation. Constable’s service fees must be added.

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