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Sec. 871.
- In all decedents’ estates in which proceedings are instituted for probate, the probate court shall charge and collect the following fees as an expense of administration on the value of all assets, as of the date of death of the decedent, as follows:
- In an estate of value of less than $1,000.00, $5.00 plus 1% of the amount over $500.00.
- In an estate of value of $1,000.00 or more, but less than $3,000.00, $25.00.
- Â In an estate of value of $3,000.00 or more but less than $10,000.00, $25.00 plus 5/8 of 1% of the amount over $3,000.00.
- In an estate of value of $10,000.00 or more but less than $25,000.00, $68.75 plus 1/2 of 1% of the amount over $10,000.00.
- In an estate of value of $25,000.00 but less than $50,000.00, $143.75 plus 3/8 of 1% of the amount over $25,000.00.
- In an estate of value of $50,000.00 but less than $100,000.00, $237.50 plus 1/4 of 1% of the amount over $50,000.00.
- In an estate of value of $100,000.00 but less than $500,000.00, $362.50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the amount over $100,000.00.
- For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $500,000.00, $62.50.
- For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $1,000,000.00, $31.25.
- The fees in subsection (1), rounded to the whole dollar, shall be due and payable to the probate court before the filing of the final account or within 1 year after the commencement of probate proceedings, whichever occurs first. A final accounting shall not be accepted by the probate court until the fees are paid in full and shown as part of the final accounting. An official receipt shall be issued to the payer when the fees are collected.