New York court costs

New York probate filing cost: $420

SCPA § 2402(7) sets a statewide banded probate/administration filing fee based on the gross estate: under $10,000 = $45; $10,000–under $20,000 = $75; $20,000–under $50,000 = $215; $50,000–under $100,000 = $280; $100,000–under $250,000 = $420; $250,000–under $500,000 = $625; $500,000 and over = $1,250. (The small-estate voluntary-administration affidavit costs $1 under SCPA § 1304.)

$420 is the statutory total at a $100,000 estate. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 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.

New York probate filing

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.

New York filing fee by estate value
Value bandPublished fee
Up to $9,999.99$45
More than $9,999.99 to $19,999.99$75
More than $19,999.99 to $49,999.99$215
More than $49,999.99 to $99,999.99$280
More than $99,999.99 to $249,999.99$420
More than $249,999.99 to $499,999.99$625
More than $499,999.99$1,250
New York New York probate filing cost, itemised at four values of the amount this charge is assessed on
Charge$25,000 estate$100,000 estate$400,000 estate$1,000,000 estate
New York filing fee by estate value$215$420$625$1,250
Total from this schedule$215$420$625$1,250

Not included in this total

  • Certified copies and recording charges
  • Publication and service of process
  • Later accounts, motions and contested proceedings
  • Attorney and appraiser fees

This schedule prices the filing the statute names. A specific case can carry further court charges, and it never includes attorney, appraiser or publication costs.

Source: N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 2402(7), New York State Senate (Open Legislation). Edition/currentness: Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22). Verified October 3, 2026.

What the New York figure leaves out

Other costs: probate cost lines.

Filing-cost source

New York record: 5/5 verified, 16 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction