Superior Court of California

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California Superior Local Rules

Unlimited Civil Fees Authority Code Current Revised Fee Fee 1 Complaint or other first paper in unlimited civil case (amount over $25,000), including: GC 70611 $320 $350 2 Complaint or other first paper in unlawful detainer case over $25,000 3 Petition for a writ of review, mandate, or prohibition (other than a writ petition to the appellate division) 4 Petition for a decree of change of name or gender 5 Answer or other first paper filed by each party other than plaintiff (amount over $25,000) (including unlawful detainer) GC 70612 $320 $350 6 Claim opposing forfeiture of seized property, if value of property is greater than $5,000.

No fee shall be charged if value of property is $5,000 or less GC 70611 H&S 11488.5(a)(3) $350 Limited Civil Fees 7 Complaint or other first paper (amount over $10,000 up to $25,000) GC 70613(a) $300 $325 8 Complaint or other first paper in unlawful detainer (amount over $10,000 up to $25,000) GC 70613(a), CCP 1161.2 $315 $340 9 Answer or other first paper filed by each party other than plaintiff (amount over $10,000 up to $25,000) (including unlawful detainer) GC 70614(a) $300 $325 10 Complaint or other first paper (amount up to $10,000) GC 70613(b) $180 $200

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Schedule Changes Limited Civil Fees (cont’d) 11 Complaint or other first paper in unlawful detainer (amount up to $10,000) GC 70613(b), CCP 1161.2 $195 $215 12 Answer or other first paper filed by each party other than plaintiff (amounts up to $10,000) (including unlawful detainer) GC 70614(b) $180 $200 13 Amendment of complaint or of other first paper increasing amount at issue from $10,000 or less to more than $10,000 (but not exceeding $25,000) GC 70613.5(a) $120 $125 14 Cross-complaint or amendment of cross- complaint increasing amount at issue from $10,000 or less to more than $10,000 (but not exceeding $25,000) GC 70613.5(b) $120 $125 16 Complaint or other first paper within small claims jurisdictional limit filed by assignee of record (with declaration) B&P 6322.1(c)(1), GC 70603(c), CCP 116.420 $165 $176 17 Answer or other first paper filed by each party other than plaintiff (case filed by assignee within small claims jurisdictional limit, with declaration) B&P 6322.1(c)(1), GC 70603(c), CCP 116.420 $165 $176 18 Amendment of complaint or of other first paper filed by assignee of record increasing amount at issue from within small claims limit to more than $10,000 (but not exceeding $25,000) GC 70613.5(a) $135 $149 19 Cross-complaint or amendment of cross- complaint in case filed by assignee with declaration, increasing amount at issue from within small claims limit to more than $10,000 (but not exceeding $25,000) GC 70613.5(b) $135 $149 Requests for Protective Orders 33 Petition to prevent civil harassment (other) and response GC 70611, 70612 $320 $350 35 Petition to prevent workplace violence (other) and response GC 70611, 70612 $320 $350 Civil Motion and Other Filing Fees 43 Fee for filing application to appear as counsel pro hac vice.

This is in addition to any other fee required of the applicant GC 70617(e) ----- $250 (new fee)

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Schedule Changes Family Law Fees 84 Petition or other first paper (including a joint petition) for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity GC 70670(b) $320 $350 85 Response or other first paper filed in response to petition for dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity GC 70670(d) $320 $350 86 First paper in family law matter other than dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity GC 70670(a) $320 $350 87 First paper filed in response in family law matter other than dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, legal separation, or nullity GC 70670(c) $320 $350 Probate Fees 108 First filed petition for letters of Administration or letters of testamentary, or the first filed petition for special letters of administration with powers of general representative Prob C 8545 Per Burkey vs State of California (B197307) decision, eliminates graduated probate fees.

GC 70650(a) $320 $350 109 First objection to probate of will or codicil (Prob.C 8250); first petition for revocation of probate of will or codicil (Prob.C 8270) (If filed together with petition for appointment of personal representative under GC 70650(c), only the fee under GC 70650(

c) is charged). GC 70650(b) $320 $350 110 Later-filed petition for letters of administration, letters testamentary, or special letters of administration with powers of general representative by a person other than the original petitioner or contestant.

GC 70650(c) $320 $350 111 First or subsequent petition for special letters of administration without powers of general personal representative GC 70657.5(a)(3) $ 40 $200 112 Opposition to a petition for appointment of a personal representative in a decedent’s estate, other than a competing petition for appointment or a will contest, and objection or other opposition to first account of testamentary trustee subject to court supervision GC 70651 $320 $350

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Schedule Changes Probate Fees (cont’d) 113 Petition (or opposition to petition) concerning the internal affairs of a trust under Prob.C 17200 et seq., or first account of trustee of testamentary trust subject to continuing court jurisdiction in Prob. C 17300 et seq.

GC 70652 $320 $350 114 Petition (or opposition to petition) concerning the internal affairs of a trust created by court order under Prob.C 2580, 3100, or 3600 (trusts not subject to the $350 fee under GC 70652 GC 70657.5(a) (1), GC 70652(d) $ 40 $200 115 Petition for appointment of conservator, guardian of the estate or guardian of the person and estate or opposition to these petitions other than competing petition for appointment GC 70653(a), (b) $320 $350 117 Petition for appointment of guardian of the person only or opposition to petition other than competing petition for appointment GC 70654(a), (b) $180 $200 121 Petition commencing other proceedings under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition to such petitions, including the following: GC 70655 $320 $350 122 Petition to determine the fact of death to determine title to real property and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 200) GC 70655(c)(4) $320 $350 123 Petition for an order concerning a particular transaction and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3100) GC 70655(c)(5) $320 $350 124 Petition for an order concerning capacity determination and health care decision authority for adult without conservator and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3200) GC 70655(c)(6) $320 $350 125 Petition for compromise of the claim of a minor or disabled adult, no civil action pending, and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 3600) GC 70655(c)(1) $320 $350 126 Petition concerning a power of attorney and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4541) GC 70655(c)(8) $320 $350 127 Petition concerning advance health care directive and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 4766) GC 70655(c)(7) $320 $350 128 Petition to determine succession to real property and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13151) GC 70655(c)(2) $320 $350 129 Spousal or domestic partnership property petition and objections or other opposition (Prob.C 13650) GC 70655(c)(3) $320 $350

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Schedule Changes Probate Fees (cont’d) 130 Petition for approval, compromise, or settlement of claims against deceased settlor, or for allocation of amounts due between trusts, or objections or other opposition (Prob.C 19020) GC 70655(c)(9) $320 $350 131 Any other petition that commences a proceeding under the Probate Code and objections or other opposition GC 70655(c)(10) $320 $350 132 Petition for order setting aside estate of small value if no estate is pending for the decedent (Prob.C 6602) GC 70656(a) $180 $200 133 Opposition to petition for order setting aside estate of small value (Prob.C 6602) GC 70656(b) ---- $200 (new fee) 134 Petition (or opposition to petition) for an order listed below, filed after issuance of letters testamentary, letters of administration, or letters of special administration to a personal representative of a decedent’s estate; letters of guardianship or temporary guardianship to a guardian of the estate or person and estate; or letters of conservatorship or temporary conservatorship to a conservator GC 70658(a) $180 $350 • Petition for order concerning sale, lease, encumbrance, grant of an option, purchase, conveyance, or exchange of property GC 70658(a)(1) • Petition for order settling an account of a fiduciary GC 70658(a)(2) • Petition for order authorizing, instructing, or directing a fiduciary, or approving or confirming acts of a fiduciary GC 70658(a)(3) • Petition for order concerning payment of compensation or expenses of an attorney GC 70658(a)(4) • Petition for order concerning payment of compensation or expenses of a fiduciary GC 70658(a)(5) • Petition for order surcharging or removing a fiduciary GC 70658(a)(6) • Petition for order transferring or authorizing transfer of property of an estate to a fiduciary in another jurisdiction GC 70658(a)(7) • Petition for order allowing a fiduciary’s request to resign GC 70658(a)(8) • Petition for order adjudicating a claim to property under Prob.C 850 et seq.

GC 70658(a)(9) • Petition for order granting permission to fix the residence of a ward or conservatee outside of California GC 70658(a)

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Schedule Changes Probate Fees (cont’d) • Petition for order concerning payments for support, maintenance, or education of a ward or conservatee or a of person entitled to support, maintenance, or education from a ward or conservatee GC 70658(a)(11) • Petition for order concerning payment of surplus income to relatives of a conservatee (Prob.C 2423) or concerning substituted judgment (Prob.C 2580) GC 70658(a)(12) • Petition for order affecting legal capacity of a conservatee under Prob.C 1870 et seq. GC 70658(a)(13) • Petition for order adjudicating merits of a claim under Prob.C 2500 et seq.

GC 70658(a)(14) 138 Petition (or opposition to petition) after issuance of special letters of administration or letters testamentary or of administration in decedents’ estates that are not subject to the $350 fee in GC 70658(

a) GC 70657.5(a)(2) $ 40 $200 147 Petition to establish record of birth, death, or marriage H&S 103470 $180 $200 153 Petition for

summary probate (Public Administrator only) Prob.C 7660 $180 $200 Other Appeals 157 Appeal in limited civil case (to appellate division), where amount demanded in case does not exceed $10,000 GC 70621(b) $180 $200 158 Appeal in limited civil case (to appellate division), where amount demanded in case exceeds $10,000 (but does not exceed $25,000) GC 70621(a) $300 $325 160 Writ petition to appellate division, where amount demanded in limited civil case does not exceed $10,000 GC 70621(b) $180 $200 161 Writ petition to appellate division, where amount demanded in limited civil case exceeds $10,000 (but does not exceed $25,000) GC 70621(a) $300 $325 162 Appeal from Labor Commissioner’s Award (Lab C 98.2) GC 70611 $320 $350

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Collection	California Superior Local Rules
Citation	151a4b88a0969e15eb479941f47da9d93999dfc1
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