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Connecticut probate filing cost: $465

Connecticut charges a statewide graduated probate fee under C.G.S. § 45a-107 (decedents dying on or after July 1, 2016), computed on the basis for fees (generally the greatest of the gross estate for succession-tax purposes, the inventory, the Connecticut taxable estate, or the gross estate for estate-tax purposes; the surviving-spouse share reduced by 50%). Bands: $25 up to $500; $50 for $501–$1,000; $50 plus 1% of the excess over $1,000 up to $10,000; $150 plus .35% of the excess over $10,000 up to $500,000; $1,865 plus .25% of the excess over $500,000 up to $2,000,000; $5,615 plus .5% of the excess over $2,000,000 up to $8,877,000; and a flat $40,000 at $8,877,000 and over. Minimum fee $25 ($150 if the basis is under $10,000 and a full estate is opened); maximum $40,000.

$465 is the statutory total at a $100,000 estate. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .

What Connecticut statutes set in probate fees at a $100,000 estate

  • Court filing: $465 (C.G.S. § 45a-107).
  • Personal representative: no percentage in the statute; Conn. Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39 provides for reasonable compensation.
Worked example: Connecticut estate of $100,000
Court filing$465
Commissionreasonable, not a rate

Statute text checked October 3, 2026: C.G.S. § 45a-107 and Conn. Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39.

What the statute charges

Every line below is computed from the statutory schedule quoted at the end of this page. These are court charges only. They are not an estimate of the total cost of settling an estate.

Probate fees for a decedent dying on or after July 1, 2016

Published value bands

These are the fee bands stated in the source. The worked examples below apply them to sample values; they do not replace the published thresholds.

Connecticut statutory probate fee
Value bandPublished calculation
Up to $500$25
More than $500 to $1,000$50
More than $1,000 to $10,000$50 plus 1% of the amount over $1,000
More than $10,000 to $500,000$150 plus 0.35% of the amount over $10,000
More than $500,000 to $2,000,000$1,865 plus 0.25% of the amount over $500,000
More than $2,000,000 to $8,877,000$5,615 plus 0.5% of the amount over $2,000,000
More than $8,877,000$40,000

Minimum: $25. Maximum: $40,000. Assessment basis: greatest of the gross estate for succession-tax purposes, inventory, Connecticut taxable estate, or gross estate for estate-tax purposes; surviving-spouse portion reduced 50%.

Charge$25,000 estate$100,000 estate$400,000 estate$1,000,000 estate
Connecticut statutory probate fee$202.50$465$1,515$3,115
Total from this schedule$202.50$465$1,515$3,115

Not included in this total

  • Certified copies and recording charges
  • Publication and service costs
  • Fees for later accounts, motions or contested proceedings

The schedule prices the opening filing on the statutory basis. A specific case can carry further charges the statute does not set out here.

Source: C.G.S. § 45a-107, Connecticut General Assembly. Edition: not stated by the publisher. Verified October 3, 2026.

What the Connecticut figure leaves out

The Connecticut caveats are listed once, on the Connecticut overview.

Other costs: probate cost lines.

Filing-cost source

Sources rechecked October 3, 2026: Connecticut source list · how sources are checked · report a correction

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