HB205 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim CarnsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Probate court, court costs, payable at discretion of court when pleading filed, security deposits for court costs authorized, Sec. 12-19-43 am'd.

Summary

HB205 would allow probate court fees to be paid when filings are made (at the court’s discretion) and authorize security deposits to cover expected costs.

What This Bill Does

It changes when probate court fees can be collected from the end of a case to the time a petition, motion, or other pleading is filed, at the court’s discretion. It also lets the court order security deposits to cover estimated costs, with any unused portion returned to the payer.

Who It Affects

• People who file petitions, motions, or other pleadings in probate court, who may pay fees at filing rather than only at the end of a case.
• Anyone ordered to deposit security for probate court costs, with the possibility of getting unused money back.

Key Provisions

• Fees for probate court services may be collected at the time a pleading is filed in probate court or at the termination of the suit, at the court’s discretion.
• The court may order security deposits to be deposited in probate court to cover expected costs, and unused deposits must be returned to the payee.

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Subjects

Judge, Probate