Ottawa County Probate and Juvenile Courts will close at 12:00 pm on Monday, April 8, 2024. The office will reopen on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:30 am.

Fee Schedule

  • Application to File Will For Record Only, $65.00
  • Application for Authority to Administer Estate of Decedent (Testate or Intestate), $250.00
  • Application for Release From Administration, $100.00
  • Application for Summary Release from Administration, $30.00
  • Application to File Will for Record Only with Tax Return, $85.00
  • Civil Complaint (Will Contests, Land Sales, Declaratory Judgments, Determination of Heirs, etc.), $100.00
  • Demand for a Jury Trial, $250.00
  • Wrongful Death, $200.00
  • Adoption, $350.00
  • Change of Name, $185.00
  • Guardianship – Incompetent, $250.00
  • Guardianship – Minor, $150.00
  • Minor Settlement, $110.00
  • Conservatorship, $150.00
  • Trusts, $125.00
  • Structured Settlement Transfers, $100.00
  • Delayed Registration of Birth, $25.00
  • Correction of Birth, $25.00
  • Marriage License (includes one (1) certified copy of your license and marriage record, which will be returned to you after the person who performed the marriage ceremony, returns the marriage certificate to the court.), $50.00