Filing Fees

General Statement

The following is a schedule of the costs and fees collected by the Probate Court at the commencement of the various cases and proceedings listed. However, each case or proceeding may incur additional costs and charges during the course of administration. Most full estate administrations do not incur more than $200 in court costs.

Method of Payment

All costs and deposits for costs paid over to the Court must be by cash, money order or similar guaranteed payment. Personal checks will not be accepted.

Purposes & Uses

The court costs assessed and collected during the course of a probate administration are provided for and, in many instances, required by the law of Ohio. Most of the costs collected are not for the use of the Probate Court, but the Court is required to collect such costs for distribution to other offices and agencies of the State of Ohio and Mahoning County. However, the Probate Court does collect and retain certain costs for its indigent guardianship fund, its computerization enhancement fund and its conduct of court business fund.

In addition, the Probate Court collects and pays over monies to the General Fund of Mahoning County, a Marriage License Special Fund for the Battered Persons Center, the Ohio Putative Father Registry and the State of Ohio Legal Aid Society Fund. Depending upon the use of services necessary in each case, the Court may also have to collect and pay over fees to the Sheriff of Mahoning County and/or other Counties, private process servers, publication costs, court reporters, appraisers and others.

Adoption

Initial Deposit

Petition for Adoption

$200

Petition for Release of Identifying Information

$85.50

Placement for Adoption

$58

Refinalization of Foreign Adoption

$120

Registration of Foreign Birth Record

$47.50

Miscellaneous Filings

Initial Deposit

Civil Actions: Including Land Sales, Declaratory Judgments, Complaints to Produce Wills, and for Determination of Heirs, Will Contests, Concealments, Application to Approve Transfer of Structured Settlement Payments, Etc.

$200

Petition for Disinterment

$65

Disposal of Minor's Estate under $25,000 (Without Guardianship)

$93

Minor's Settlement Without Guardianship

$114

Application to Inventory Safe Deposit Box

$25

Birth, Registration of

$55

Birth, Correction of

$53

Marriage License

$43

Name Change
   Adult
   Minor with consent of both parents
   Minor without consent of both parents

   
$134
$134
$141
Name Conformity $105

Decedent's Estates

Initial Deposit

Administration, Full (With or Without Will) 

$200

Ancillary Administration (with or without Will)

$200

Relief from Administration, (with or without Will)

$200

Summary Release from Administration With Will

$125

Summary Release from Administration Without Will

$100
Short Form Release from Administration

 $20

Will for Record Only, With Tax Form(s)

$36

Will for Record Only, Without Tax Form(s)

$20

Will For Deposit Only

$25.50

Will Tax Forms Only

$15

Guardianships / Conservatorships

Initial Deposit

For Original Appointment: Estate Only

$200

For Original Appointment: Person Only

$200

For Original Appointment: Person and Estate

$200

For Successor Appointment: Estate Only

$100

For Successor Appointment: Person Only

$100

For Successor Appointment: Person and Estate

$100
* Plus mileage fee at current rate

Subpoenas

 Initial Deposit

Deposit for Witness Fee (Per Person)

$12

Issuing Costs (Per Subpoena)

$2

Out of County Service Fee

$20*

Trusts

 Initial Deposit

Application for (Original) Appointment of Trustee

$116

Application for (Successor) Appointment of Trustee

$73
*The Court will not authenticate, certify or exemplify copies of cassette recordings.

Records Requests

 Initial Deposit

Authenticated, per authentication (plus per page changes for plain copies)

$2.50

Certified, per page [O.R.C. 2101.16(A)(12)] (plus per page changes for plain copies)

$2
Exemplified, per exemplification (plus per page changes for certified copies)

 $5

Plain Copies: 1 sided page

$0.10

Plain Copies: 2 sided page

$0.15

Location

  1. 120 Market Street
    1st Floor
    Youngstown, OH 44503

Hours

  1. Monday through Friday
    8 am to 4 pm
    (closed all legal holidays)

Contact Us

  1. Phone: 330-740-2310
    Fax: 330-740-2325
    Email Probate Court