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California Probate Fee Calculator

Checking, Savings, and other Bank Accounts
Stocks, Bonds, and other investments
Real Property
Estate Total
Probate Amount
Plus Estimated Costs:
Filing Fee $435
Publication* $200
Certified Copies $100
Misc. $100
Probate Referree
Total Cost

 

* Publication costs vary around the state with $200 being about the cheapest and $1,000 being about the most expensive. Some cities only have one adjudicated paper so in cases you are stuck with a very expensive publication charge. Other cities have multiple papers that work. Adjudicated papers are not only the major newspapers in a city and often a “throw away” or “freebie” paper are the cheapest to publish in. This page is designed to help estimate the California probate fees.

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