Rule 206 Register of Wills costs for accounts
PART I
Rule Text
The Register of Wills shall be paid a fee for all audits and examinations made pursuant to this rule according to the fee schedules hereinafter set forth, and in every such case the fee prescribed herein shall be deemed a reasonable fee for the services rendered by the Register of Wills.
(a) Audits and examinations under Probate Rule 204. The fee to be collected by the Register of Wills for audit and examination of an account pursuant to subsection (d) of Probate Rule 204 shall be assessed on the basis of the value of the assets at the following rates: Value of Assets Costs Less than $ 2,500 None $ 2,500 but less than $ 10,000 $ 50 $ 10,000 but less than $ 25,000 $ 100 $ 25,000 but less than $ 50,000 $ 150 $ 50,000 but less than $ 75,000 $ 250 $ 75,000 but less than $ 100,000 $ 350 $ 100,000 but less than $ 500,000 $ 575 $ 500,000 but less than $ 700,000 $ 825 $ 700,000 but less than $ 1,000,000 $ 1,275 $ 1,000,000 but less than $ 2,500,000 $ 1,800 $ 2,500,000 but less than $ 5,000,000 $ 2,300 $ 5,000,000 and over $ 2,300 plus 0.02% of excess over $5,000,000
(b) Court costs attributable to real estate in the District of Columbia. Additional court costs in the amount of $ 25 shall be assessed in all accounts wherein real property or properties in the District of Columbia, of whatever value, are carried as an asset for the entire period of the account.
(c) Computation of court costs. For the purposes of determining costs under subsection (a) of this rule, the value of the assets shall include:
(1) The initial gross principal value of the assets; and
(2) The gross value of any increase in the principal value of any asset realized upon disposition of that asset (other than upon final distribution to a ward who has been restored to competency, or distribution to a successor fiduciary).
(d) Time of payment. The costs shall be collected by the Register of Wills at the filing of the first account by the first appointed fiduciary. The fee for costs shall be a one-time charge based on the assets, excluding real estate, but if there are subsequently acquired assets that increase the value of the estate into a higher bracket, at that time there will be an additional charge on the difference between the fee previously paid and the fee at the higher bracket, and providing that if there is a real estate that is excluded, there will be an additional charge as provided in subsection (b) of this rule.