Section 70657 Of Article 2. Fees In Probate Proceedings From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 5.8. >> Article 2.
70657
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee
for filing a motion or other paper requiring a hearing subsequent to
the first paper in a proceeding under the Probate Code, other than a
petition or application or opposition described in Sections 70657.5
and 70658, is forty dollars ($40). This fee shall be charged for the
following papers:
(1) Papers listed in subdivision (a) of Section 70617.
(2) Applications for ex parte relief, whether or not notice of the
application to any person is required, except an ex parte petition
for discharge of a personal representative, conservator, or guardian
upon completion of a court-ordered distribution or transfer, for
which no fee shall be charged.
(3) Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to
issuance of temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship or
letters of conservatorship or guardianship that are not subject to
the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section 70658.
(4) The first or subsequent petition for temporary letters of
conservatorship or guardianship.
(b) There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) for filing any of
the papers listed under subdivision (b) of Section 70617.
(c) The summary judgment fee provided in subdivision (d) of
Section 70617 shall apply to summary judgment motions in proceedings
under the Probate Code.
(d) Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a
single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by
subdivisions (a) and (c) apply separately to each motion or other
paper filed. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give uniform
guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
(e) No fee is payable under this section for a petition or
opposition filed subsequent to issuance of letters of temporary
guardianship or letters of guardianship in a guardianship described
in Section 70654.
(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.