Section 70657.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 70657.
in effect(a)
Except as provided in subdivision (c), the uniform fee for filing a motion or other paper requiring a hearing subsequent to the first paper in a proceeding under the Probate Code, other than a petition or application or opposition described in Sections 70657.5 and 70658, is sixty dollars ($60). This fee shall be charged for the following papers:
(1)
Papers listed in subdivision (a) of Section 70617.
(2)
Applications for ex parte relief, whether or not notice of the application to any person is required, except an ex parte petition for discharge of a personal representative, conservator, or guardian upon completion of a court-ordered distribution or transfer, for which no fee shall be charged.
(3)
Petitions or applications, or objections, filed subsequent to issuance of temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship or letters of conservatorship or guardianship that are not subject to the filing fee provided in subdivision (a) of Section 70658.
(4)
The first or subsequent petition for temporary letters of conservatorship or guardianship.
(b)
There shall be no fee under subdivision (a) for filing any of the papers listed under subdivision (b) of Section 70617.
(c)
The summary judgment fee provided in subdivision (d) of Section 70617 shall apply to summary judgment motions in proceedings under the Probate Code.
(d)
Regardless of whether each motion or matter is heard at a
single hearing or at separate hearings, the filing fees required by subdivisions (a) and (c) apply separately to each motion or other paper filed. The Judicial Council may publish rules to give uniform guidance to courts in applying fees under this section.
(e)
No fee is payable under this section for a petition or opposition filed subsequent to issuance of letters of temporary guardianship or letters of guardianship in a guardianship described in Section 70654.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 70657.5.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 70617.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 70658.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 70654.
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