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Idaho court costs
Idaho probate filing cost: not published
Idaho Code § 31-3201A(1) sets the district-court civil filing fee at $175 generally, "except for those cases to be assigned to the magistrate division of the district court for which the fee shall be one hundred twenty dollars ($120)". Probate is heard in the magistrate division, so the base magistrate fee is $120. But § 31-3201A charges that fee "in addition to" the charges imposed by § 1-2003 (+$26 for a decedent's-estate civil case), § 31-3201 (+$10 administrative surcharge) and § 73-213 (+$10), making the true opening cost at least $166. Because those three additional charges are imposed by separate statutes not yet registered here as verified sources, the opening fee is published as variable rather than as an unsupported fixed number. The § 15-3-1201 affidavit route is presented directly to the debtor/holder and requires no court filing or fee.
not published is not published as a current figure, because the statute states its amounts apply before adjustment by another authority. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch September 15, 2026.
What the statute charges
Idaho does not fix this amount in a single statewide schedule, so this site reports it as unknown rather than publishing an estimate that no source supports.
Idaho publishes no component breakdown for this cost.
The controlling amount is set below the statute, so this site reports it as unknown rather than estimating it. The linked source explains where the figure comes from.
Costs no statute prices
These are the costs executors most often meet after the filing fee. None of them has a statewide statutory amount, so this site does not estimate them.
Bond
Premiums depend on the bond amount, the estate, and the applicant.
Copies and local charges
Certified copies, recording, inventory, accounting, and county surcharges are billed separately.
Professional fees
Attorney, accountant, and appraiser fees are negotiated or court-reviewed.
State-specific limits
Use this as a starting point.
This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Probate law varies by state and county and changes over time. Verify the current rule with the court or a licensed attorney in the relevant state.
How to verify the amount for this case
Name the proceeding before asking for a total. A small-estate affidavit, an application for letters, formal administration, a later inventory or account, and a certified copy can each carry a different charge. Asking only “what does probate cost?” invites an answer for the wrong filing.
- Identify the county where the proceeding will be filed.
- Identify the exact route or petition you expect to use.
- State the value basis the schedule uses; it is not always the gross estate value.
- Ask the clerk to separate the opening fee, mandatory surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
- Record the schedule date or rule cited.
- Record whether payment is due at filing.
Idaho does not provide one operative statewide total for this page. The exact answer must come from the receiving Magistrate Division of the District Court and its current local schedule; this site will not turn a base charge into a made-up statewide estimate.
Keep that clerk quote with the estate record and compare it with the itemised statutory lines above. For the broader budget, use the probate cost-line guide; court filing is only one category.
Idaho filing-cost map
Separate the Idaho filing charge from the estate budget
The Idaho filing record prices a proceeding, not every cost of settling an estate. This map connects the published amount or schedule to its value basis and identifies the local items that still need a clerk or court schedule.
| Question | Recorded Idaho answer | Carry into the case |
|---|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Collection of personal property by affidavit (Idaho Code § 15-3-1201) | Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route. |
| What property and basis count? | personal probate property only; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. | Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately. |
| What is the amount screen? | $100,000 | Use the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut. |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 30 days after death; Idaho runs multiple independently-triggered claim deadlines that cannot honestly collapse into one number: a four-month bar running from first publication of the notice to creditors (§ 15-3-801(a)); a separate actual-notice period for a creditor given written notice by mail, running to the later of four months after publication or sixty (60) days after the mailing/delivery of the notice (§ 15-3-801(b)); and an outer nonclaim bar of three years after death (§ 15-3-803(a)(1)). Publishing a single figure would mislead. | Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number. |
| What does the cost record establish? | No single statewide amount is published here; confirm the receiving court's current schedule. | Ask the Magistrate Division of the District Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings. |
| What does compensation use? | Idaho Code § 15-3-719 entitles a personal representative to "reasonable compensation for his services." There is no statutory percentage schedule. A will may fix compensation, but the personal representative may renounce that provision before qualifying and take reasonable compensation instead, and may also renounce any part of the fee. The relevant base is the estate accounting. | Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate. |
Filing record
What the Idaho cost record can answer
Idaho has no single statewide schedule in the accepted record.
Idaho Code § 31-3201A(1) sets the district-court civil filing fee at $175 generally, "except for those cases to be assigned to the magistrate division of the district court for which the fee shall be one hundred twenty dollars ($120)". Probate is heard in the magistrate division, so the base magistrate fee is $120. But § 31-3201A charges that fee "in addition to" the charges imposed by § 1-2003 (+$26 for a decedent's-estate civil case), § 31-3201 (+$10 administrative surcharge) and § 73-213 (+$10), making the true opening cost at least $166. Because those three additional charges are imposed by separate statutes not yet registered here as verified sources, the opening fee is published as variable rather than as an unsupported fixed number. The § 15-3-1201 affidavit route is presented directly to the debtor/holder and requires no court filing or fee. This page therefore names the local confirmation path instead of turning a base charge into a statewide estimate.
Case-file context
Keep the Idaho answer with its neighboring conditions
A route answer is easier to use when the facts that can change it stay in the same record. These are the reviewed Idaho descriptions adjacent to this page\'s main question; they are not a substitute for the source quotations or the receiving court\'s instructions.
Route context
Idaho is a Uniform Probate Code state. Small personal-property estates of $100,000 or less (measured net of liens and encumbrances) can be collected by affidavit under Idaho Code § 15-3-1201 thirty days after death, with no court filing. Formal and informal probate proceedings are heard in the Magistrate Division of the District Court. Idaho Code § 31-3201A sets the magistrate-division civil fee at $120, but charges it "in addition to" separately imposed statutory charges (§ 1-2003, § 31-3201 and § 73-213), so the opening cost is not a single settled figure and is presented as variable below. Personal representatives receive reasonable compensation under § 15-3-719.
A claiming successor may collect the decedent's personal property by presenting an affidavit stating that the fair market value of the entire estate subject to probate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); that thirty (30) days have elapsed since death; and that no application or petition for appointment of a personal representative or for summary administration is pending or has been granted (Idaho Code § 15-3-1201(a)).
Compensation context
Idaho Code § 15-3-719 entitles a personal representative to "reasonable compensation for his services." There is no statutory percentage schedule. A will may fix compensation, but the personal representative may renounce that provision before qualifying and take reasonable compensation instead, and may also renounce any part of the fee.
Idaho Code § 15-3-719 entitles a personal representative to "reasonable compensation for his services." There is no statutory percentage schedule. A will may fix compensation, but the personal representative may renounce that provision before qualifying and take reasonable compensation instead, and may also renounce any part of the fee. The relevant base is the estate accounting.
Deadline context
Idaho runs multiple independently-triggered claim deadlines that cannot honestly collapse into one number: a four-month bar running from first publication of the notice to creditors (§ 15-3-801(a)); a separate actual-notice period for a creditor given written notice by mail, running to the later of four months after publication or sixty (60) days after the mailing/delivery of the notice (§ 15-3-801(b)); and an outer nonclaim bar of three years after death (§ 15-3-803(a)(1)). Publishing a single figure would mislead.
Court-material note: Idaho probate is administered in the Magistrate Division of the District Court. Idaho publishes statewide self-help resources through the Idaho Court Self-Help Center; forms and the operative filing fee for a magistrate-division civil case are set statewide by Idaho Code § 31-3201A. The § 15-3-1201 affidavit is a private demand instrument, not a court filing, so no statewide affidavit form is required to be filed with the court.
Arithmetic illustration
See the Idaho amount screen without mistaking it for a result
The recorded Idaho ceiling is $100,000, and it is tested against personal probate property only, on a basis this site records as net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. Counted that way, $75,000 sits below the Idaho figure and $125,000 sits above it. Both are comparisons to a published number rather than legal outcomes: two estates holding the same total can land on opposite sides of this line, because what Idaho counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.
| Illustrative counted amount | Comparison to the Idaho ceiling | What it does not decide |
|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | Below $100,000 | Title, liens, waiting period, appointment, or creditor duties |
| $125,000 | Above $100,000 | Whether another statutory route or court process applies |
Next evidence to collect
Name the proceeding and ask for mandatory surcharges, copies, publication, and later filings separately.
- Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
- Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
- Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
- Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.
Official material
- Idaho Court Self-Help CenterIdaho Supreme Court
- Idaho Supreme Court — Self-HelpIdaho Supreme Court
Idaho probate is administered in the Magistrate Division of the District Court. Idaho publishes statewide self-help resources through the Idaho Court Self-Help Center; forms and the operative filing fee for a magistrate-division civil case are set statewide by Idaho Code § 31-3201A. The § 15-3-1201 affidavit is a private demand instrument, not a court filing, so no statewide affidavit form is required to be filed with the court.
Source trail
Records used by this Idaho map
- Idaho Code § 15-3-1201Idaho Code § 15-3-1201 — Collection of personal property by affidavit; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Idaho Code § 31-3201A(1)Idaho Code § 31-3201A — Court fees (clerk of district court); reviewed August 9, 2026
- Idaho Code § 15-3-719Idaho Code § 15-3-719 — Compensation of personal representative; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Idaho Code § 15-3-801Idaho Code § 15-3-801 — Notice to creditors; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Idaho Code § 15-3-803(a)Idaho Code § 15-3-803 — Limitations on presentation of claims; reviewed August 9, 2026