Filing Fees |
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| For Filing A Will without Probate | No Charge |
| For Filing A Will to be Probated without Appointment | $15.00 |
| $10,000 and under | $20.00 |
| $10,001 – $20,000 | $40.00 |
| $20,001 – $30,000 | $60.00 |
| $30,001 – $40,000 | $75.00 |
| $40,001 – $50,000 | $95.00 |
| $50,001 – $75,000 | $125.00 |
| $75,001 – $100,000 | $190.00 |
| $100,001 – $150,000 | $250.00 |
| $150,001 – $200,000 | $325.00 |
| $200,001 – $250,000 | $375.00 |
| $250,001 – $300,000 | $450.00 |
| $300,001 – $400,000 | $500.00 |
| $400,001 – $500,000 | $575.00 |
| $500,001 – $750,000 | $625.00 |
| $750,001 – $1 Million | $700.00 |
| $1,000,001 – $1.5 Million | $750.00 |
| $1,500,001 – $2 Million | $875.00 |
| More than $2,000,000 | $950.00 see below |
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and continuing in steps of $100 for every increase in value of $500,000 or part thereof above $2,500,000. $2,501,000 – $3,000,000 = $1,050.00; |
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| Fee for All Other Subsequent Informal Appointments | $25.00 |
| Petition for Change of Name | $40.00 |
| Petition for Appointment of Guardian | $50.00 |
| Petition for Termination of Guardian | $25.00 |
| Petition for Appointment of Conservator | $50.00 |
| Petition for Termination of Conservator | $25.00 |
| Joint Petitions: Appointment of Guardian & Conservator | $75.00 |
| Joined Petitions: Termination of Guardianship and Conservatorship | $50.00 |
| Notice of Domiciliary Foreign Conservator (Rule 54A) | $25.00 |
| Accounts Allowed | $25.00 |
| Petition for Adoption | $65.00 |
| Consent of Non-petitioning Parent for Adoption | $25.00 |
| Petition for Termination of Parental Rights | $25.00 |
| Surrender and Release of Child for Adoption | $25.00 |
| Demand for Notice (Rule 54A) | $25.00 |
| Claim Against Estate (Rule 54A) | $25.00 |
| Petition to Resolve Disputed Claim – Also Petition for Allowance | $25.00 |
| Petition for Interim Order | $25.00 |
| Petition for Order of Complete Settlement | $25.00 |
| Petition to Reopen Estate | $25.00 |
| All other formal proceedings | $25.00 |
| Petition or Complaint in a Civil Proceeding | $120.00 |
| Removal to Superior Court (Rule 54A, exclusive of entry fee) | $100.00 |
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Notice of Appeal (Rule 54A, exclusive of entry fee) (In addition a check payable to Treasurer, State of Maine for $120.00) |
$100.00 |
| Subpoenas (Rule 54A) | $ 5.00 ea |
| Writs & Renewal of Writ | $ 5.00 |
| Certification and Attestation of copies (Rules 54A) | $ 5.00 |
| Exemplified certificate(Double Certificate $12+Certification $5+$1/copy | $17.00 |
| Petition for Elective Share | $120.00 |
| Abstracts | $15.00 |
To Record Forms in Registry of Deeds
| Certificate and Abstract (includes deceased + 3 people, $1 each additional) | $26.00 |
| N-116 Notice of Appointment of Domiciliary Foreign P.R | $22.00 |
| Petition for Elective Share | $18.00 |
Lyman Holmes
Judge of Probate
Judge Holmes graduated from the University of Maine with a B.A. in History in 1971. He went on to the Vanderbilt School of Law, where he obtained his law degree in 1975.
Judge Holmes returned to Washington County after college and went into private practice. He served as President of the Washington County Bar Association, Maine Probate Judges Assembly, and also and also as President of the Porter Memorial Library in Machias.
Judge Holmes is also actively involved in the Washington County Archives Committee as its Vice-Chairman. The Archives Committee is dedicated to the restoration of our county’s most important historical documents dating back to colonial times.
Staff:
Marlene Sprague
Deputy Registrar of Deeds
Heather L. Lee
Deeds Clerk / Secretary
The Washington County Registry of Deeds will be accepting e-recordings/electronic recordings beginning June 4, 2018.
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