Monroe County Probate Court Decedent's Estate Inventory Fees
Mandated by State of Michigan MCL 600.871
In all Decedents Estates in which proceedings are instituted for probate, the probate court shall charge and collect the following fees as an expense of administration on the value of all assets, as of the date of death of decedent, as follows:
Use the form to determine fees for the decedent's estate. Do not use a comma to enter in the value of the estate.
Fee Calculation
- In an estate of value of less than $1000, $5 plus 1% of the amount over $500.
- In an estate of value of $1000 or more, but less than $3000, $25.
- In an estate of value of $3000 or more, but less than $10,000 $25 plus 5/8 of 1% of the amount over $3000.
- In an estate of value of $10,000 or more, but less than $25,000, $68.75 plus 1/2 of 1% of the amount over $10,000.
- In an estate of value of $25,000 or more, but less than $50,000, $143.75 plus 3/8 of 1% of the amount over $25,000.
- In an estate of value of $50,000 or more, but less than $100,000, $237.50 plus 1/4 of 1% of the amount over $50,000.
- In an estate of value of $100,000 or more, but less than $500,000, $362.50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the amount over $100,000.
- For each additional $100,000 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $500,000, $62.50.
- For each additional $100,000 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $1,000,000, $31.25
