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Utah court costs
Utah probate filing cost: $375
A probate petition that invokes District Court jurisdiction and is not governed by another fee subsection uses the $375 general civil-petition fee. The cited version is effective May 6, 2026 and expressly superseded January 1, 2027.
$375 is the amount the statute states. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch September 15, 2026.
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.
Petition opening a probate case in District Court
| Charge | $25,000 estate | $100,000 estate | $400,000 estate | $1,000,000 estate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General civil petition filing fee | $375 | $375 | $375 | $375 |
| Total from this schedule | $375 | $375 | $375 | $375 |
Not included in this total
- Certified copies
- Publication of notice
- Later estate-accounting fees
This is the opening petition fee under subsection (1)(a), not the separately tiered fee for filing an accounting.
Source: Utah Code § 78A-2-301(1)(a), Utah Legislature. Edition/currentness: Effective 5/6/2026. Verified September 15, 2026.
What the $375 is made of
Utah’s $375 figure is a single statutory charge, not a total assembled from parts. It is shown here with its own provision named, and with the neighbouring charges the Utah schedule prices separately — the ones a filer is most likely to add to it by mistake, or to be quoted alongside it.
- $375Civil complaint or petition, Utah Code s 78A-2-301(1)(a)
Added together, these come to $375 — the figure this page headlines. If any component changed in the source, the sum would no longer match, and the build withholds the total rather than publishing a number whose parts no longer add up.
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
- The $375 filing-fee version is superseded January 1, 2027 and must be re-reviewed then.
- The affidavit does not transfer real property, although real property subject to administration counts toward the cap.
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.
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.
Utah filing-cost map
Separate the Utah filing charge from the estate budget
The Utah 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 Utah answer | Carry into the case |
|---|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Collection of personal property by affidavit | Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route. |
| What property and basis count? | probate property within the rule's stated scope; 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; Utah has separate bars: three months from first publication, the later of 90 days from published notice or 60 days from actual notice for a notified creditor, and an outer one-year-from-death bar for predeath claims. A single days value would collapse different triggers. | Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number. |
| What does the cost record establish? | $375 is the recorded statewide amount. | Ask the District Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings. |
| What does compensation use? | A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation. If an interested person objects, the court evaluates the quality, quantity, and value of services and the circumstances. A will provision may be renounced before qualification; the statute states no percentage schedule or separate extraordinary-services rate. 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 Utah cost record can answer
Petition opening a probate case in District Court
Basis: estate-value. Status: operative. This is the opening petition fee under subsection (1)(a), not the separately tiered fee for filing an accounting.
- General civil petition filing fee $375
Case-file context
Keep the Utah 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 Utah 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
Utah uses a 30-day successor affidavit for a net estate capped at $100,000 and handles probate petitions in District Court. The affidavit transfers personal property, while the threshold counts the entire estate subject to administration.
After 30 days, a successor may use an affidavit when the entire estate subject to administration, wherever located and less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000. No personal-representative application may be pending or granted. The affidavit collects personal property; real property still counts in the threshold and is not transferred by this affidavit.
Compensation context
A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation. If an interested person objects, the court evaluates the quality, quantity, and value of services and the circumstances. A will provision may be renounced before qualification; the statute states no percentage schedule or separate extraordinary-services rate.
A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation. If an interested person objects, the court evaluates the quality, quantity, and value of services and the circumstances. A will provision may be renounced before qualification; the statute states no percentage schedule or separate extraordinary-services rate. The relevant base is the estate accounting.
Deadline context
Utah has separate bars: three months from first publication, the later of 90 days from published notice or 60 days from actual notice for a notified creditor, and an outer one-year-from-death bar for predeath claims. A single days value would collapse different triggers.
- The $375 filing-fee version is superseded January 1, 2027 and must be re-reviewed then.
- The affidavit does not transfer real property, although real property subject to administration counts toward the cap.
Court-material note: The Utah Judiciary publishes a statewide probate self-help section with a dedicated Small estates page and a downloadable motor-vehicle small-estate affidavit form (both linked above). The general Utah Code § 75-3-1201 collection-by-affidavit route is driven by statutory content rather than a single universal blank, so the successor's own sworn affidavit meets the statute; the District Court clerk in the county of residence confirms local filing requirements.
Arithmetic illustration
See the Utah amount screen without mistaking it for a result
The recorded Utah ceiling is $100,000, and it is tested against probate property within the rule's stated scope, on a basis this site records as net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. Counted that way, $75,000 sits below the Utah 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 Utah counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.
| Illustrative counted amount | Comparison to the Utah 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
- Utah Judiciary probate self-helpUtah State Courts
- Utah Judiciary Small estatesUtah State Courts
- Affidavit for small estate matters (motor vehicle)Utah State Courts
The Utah Judiciary publishes a statewide probate self-help section with a dedicated Small estates page and a downloadable motor-vehicle small-estate affidavit form (both linked above). The general Utah Code § 75-3-1201 collection-by-affidavit route is driven by statutory content rather than a single universal blank, so the successor's own sworn affidavit meets the statute; the District Court clerk in the county of residence confirms local filing requirements.
Source trail
Records used by this Utah map
- Utah Code § 75-3-1201Utah Code § 75-3-1201, collection by affidavit; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Utah Code § 78A-2-301(1)(a)Utah Code § 78A-2-301, civil filing fees; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Utah Code § 75-3-718Utah Code § 75-3-718, personal-representative compensation; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Utah Code § 75-3-801Utah Code § 75-3-801, notice to creditors; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Utah Code § 75-3-803Utah Code § 75-3-803, limitations on claims; reviewed August 9, 2026
Filing-cost source
Each legal input links to the government source reviewed for this page. Source text can change; confirm the current rule before acting.
Utah Code § 78A-2-301(1)(a)
Reviewed source note: (1) (a) The fee for filing any civil complaint or petition invoking the jurisdiction of a court of record not governed by another subsection is $375.
What this means: Source bound to the Utah Legislature's official versioned PDF export rather than the HTML page, which now serves a JavaScript shell; the PDF returns the section body verbatim. The page also states “Superseded 1/1/2027”; $375 is operative on the 2026-08-09 review date and requires re-review before 2027.