Costs & Fees

Explanations

All sums the court is required to collect under Code Sections 15-23-7 (ADR fees), 15-9-60.1 (Children's Trust Fund fees), 15-21A-6 (Indigent Defense fees), and 36-15-9 (Law Library fees), and any other sums required by law to be collected as add-ons or additions to court costs are in addition to the sums in the tables. See Code Sections 15-9-60(b) and 15-21A-6.

The costs set forth below are exclusive of costs for service of process, fees for publication of citation or notice, and any additional sums as may be provided by law. The cost of service by certified or registered mail or statutory overnight delivery for purposes of service is a cost of service. Likewise, the cost of first-class postage when service is sent in such manner in accordance with law is a cost of service of process. These charges may be added to the court costs if not paid directly by the petitioner.

Fees for guardians-ad-litem, court-appointed attorneys, and court-appointed evaluators, when collected by the court, are in addition to the court costs; otherwise, such fees are payable directly to the person providing the service.

Except where specifically provided, recording charges are in addition to the other court costs.

  1. Adult Guardianship
  2. Decedent's Estates
  3. Minor Guardianship
  4. Miscellaneous
  5. Other Actions

Adult Guardianships / Conservatorships

Number
Code Section
15-9-60
Type of Proceeding, Pleading,
Document, Service or Action
GPCSF Number
if applicable
Cost
(Initial Filing)
Cost
(Subs.Filing)
Full Service Fee
Subject to Indigent
Defense Fee of $15
Subject to other
add-ons and fees
1
(g)(1)
Petition for the Appointment of an Emergency Guardian and/or Conservator for a Proposed Ward
GPCSF 11
$150
N/A

*
FF
Yes
2
(g)(1)
Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian and/or Conservator for a Proposed Ward
GPCSF 12
$150
N/A

*
FF
Yes
3
(g)(1)
Petition for Receipt and Acceptance of Foreign Guardianship and/or Conservatorship
GPCSF 60
$150
N/A

*
FF
Yes
4
(g)(1)
Any other proceeding by which the jurisdiction of the probate court is first invoked with regard to an adult alleged to be incapacitated
No Form
$150
N/A

*
FF
Yes
5
(g)(2)
Petition of Conservator for Leave to Sell, Rent, Lease or Otherwise Dispose of Property
GPCSF 14
N/A
$70
*
No
Yes
6
(g)(2)
Petition to Compromise Doubtful Claim of Minor/Ward
GPCSF 19
N/A

$70
*
No
Yes
7
(g)(2)
Petition for Leave to Encroach on Corpus
GPCSF 20
N/A

$30
*
No
Yes
8
(g)(2)
Petition to Change Accounting Period
No Form
N/A

$25
*
No
Yes
9
(g)(2)
Adult Conservatorship Inventory and Asset Management Plan
GPCSF 58
N/A

$30
*
No
No
10
(g)(2)
Annual, Intermediate or Final Return
No Form
N/A

$30
*
No
No
11
(g)(2)
Petition or motion for attorney's fees
No Form
N/A

$70
*
No
Yes
12
(g)(2)
Petition for the Restoration of an Individual Found to be in Need of a Guardian and/or Conservator
GPCSF 65
N/A

$70
*
No
Yes
13
(g)(2)
Petition of Conservator for Final Settlement of Accounts and Discharge from Office and Liability
GPCSF 34
$75
N/A

*
No
Yes
14
(g)(2)
Any other petition, application, motion or pleading filed regarding an existing guardianship of an adult
No Form
N/A

$70
*
No
Yes

Note: In all adult guardianship/conservatorship cases, the Indigent Defense fee of $15 is charged one time only on the first proceeding by which the jurisdiction of the probate court is first invoked with regard to a named adult. In the list below, "FF" denotes the proceedings to which the fee may apply. See O.C.G.A. §15-21A-6(b)(1)(C).