(a) The uniform filing fee for a petition that commences any of the proceedings under the Probate Code listed in subdivision (c) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).

(b) The uniform filing fee for objections or any other paper filed in opposition to a petition under subdivision (a) is three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355).

Terms Used In California Government Code 70655

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(c) This section applies to petitions or opposition concerning the following proceedings:

(1) A petition for compromise of a minor’s claim pursuant to § 3600 of the Probate Code.

(2) A petition to determine succession to real property pursuant to § 13151 of the Probate Code.

(3) A spousal or domestic partnership property petition pursuant to § 13650 of the Probate Code, except as provided in § 13652 of the Probate Code.

(4) A petition to establish the fact of death to determine title to real property under § 200 of the Probate Code.

(5) A petition for an order concerning a particular transaction pursuant to § 3100 of the Probate Code.

(6) A petition concerning capacity determination and health care decision for an adult without conservator pursuant to § 3200 of the Probate Code.

(7) A petition concerning an advance health care directive pursuant to § 4766 of the Probate Code.

(8) A petition concerning a power of attorney pursuant to § 4541 of the Probate Code.

(9) A petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims against a deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between trusts, pursuant to § 19020 of the Probate Code.

(10) Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the Probate Code not otherwise provided for in this article.

(d) The uniform filing fee charged under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 68085.3.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 22, Sec. 23. Effective July 28, 2009.)

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