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Probate Court Fees & Costs
Marriage Licenses County Residents - $50.00
State Residents - $75.00
All Others - $100.00
Marriage Ceremonies $50.00
Marriage Certificate $5.00
Reforming or correcting marriage record $6.75
Microfilm & Photostat Copies $.50 cents per page
Research Fee $10.00
Copy of Transcript of Testimony $1.50 per page
Certified copy of court document $5.00 per document
Certifying appeal record $10.00

(A) In estate and conservatorship proceedings, the fee shall be based upon the gross value of the decedent’s probate estate or the protected person’s estate as shown on the inventory and appraisement as follows:
1. Property valuation less than $5,000.00 $25.00
2. $5,000.00 but less than $20,000.00 $45.00
3. $20,000.00 but less than $60,000.00 $67.50
4. $60,000.00 but less than $100,000.00 $95.00
5. $100,000.00 but less than $600,000.00, plus .15% of the property valuation between $100,000.00 and $600,000.00 $95.00
6. $600,000.00 or higher amount set forth in #5 (above), plus 1/4 of 1% of the property valuation above $600,000.00

(B) Other fees of the Probate Court are as follows:
Issuing exemplified/authenticated copy of estate documents $20.00
Administering Oath to Out-of-State Fiduciaries $10.00
Forwarding Out-of-State Exemplifications to Department of Revenue $5.00
Filing demands for notice $5.00
Filing conservatorship accountings $10.00
Filing Guardianship Annual Reports $10.00
Filing Trusteeship Annual Reports $10.00
Filing Motions (Excluding Motions for Extensions) $25.00
Recording authenticated or certified record $20.00
Reopening closed estates $22.50
Appointment of special or temporary fiduciary $22.50
Filing and indexing will under Section 62-2-901 $10.00
Filing the initial petition in any action or proceeding. Motion Fee: $150.00
Filing affidavit of collection of personal property, the fee pursuant to (A) above based upon property valuation shown, provided that where the property valuation is less than $100.00, the fee shall be ½ the amount otherwise provided.

Newspaper Advertising Fees

[Local Newspaper Advertising Fee for Notice to Creditors]
The Aynor Journal $46.00
The Horry Independent $22.00
The Loris Scene $22.00
The Loris Times $30.00
The Myrtle Beach Herald $23.00
The North Myrtle Beach Times $40.00
The Sun News $46.00
The Tabor-Loris Trubine $30.00


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