The figures on this page are general estimates. Laws, fees, thresholds, and prices differ by state and change often, and your own situation may change the result. Before you act, confirm the current numbers and rules for New Jersey with a licensed professional — an attorney, tax advisor, or licensed agent as appropriate. Reading this page does not create a professional relationship.
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New Jersey probate fees
| Item | New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Court filing fee | Probate of a will (up to 2 pages) is about $100 at the county Surrogate's Court, plus roughly $5 per extra page and small per-document charges for certificates and short-form letters. |
| Attorney fees | Not statutory. Fees must be reasonable and are subject to court review under New Jersey Court Rule 4:42-9. |
| Executor / personal representative fees | No New Jersey figure is stated in this field. The figure previously stated here was never verified against a statute or an independent publisher: its only source was a commercial reproduction of the code, and New Jersey law cannot be read at a primary source from the environment this page was checked in. It is recorded in data/withdrawn-figures.json as nj-executor-fee-rule, so it cannot return to any page without failing the build. |
| Fee basis | percentage |
Worked example
No worked figure is stated here, because the schedule it would rest on has not been read at a primary source. N.J. Stat. §3B:18-14 and §3B:18-13 could not be read at a primary source from this environment on 2026-09-27: pub.njleg.gov returns portal markup with no statutory text. The percentages stated in the rule above are therefore unverified, and this page does not compute a commission from them. The estate's attorney is paid reasonable fees separately.
New Jersey thresholds and deadlines
| Item | New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Small-estate threshold | No New Jersey figure is stated in this field. The figure previously stated here was never verified against a statute or an independent publisher: its only source was a commercial reproduction of the code, and New Jersey law cannot be read at a primary source from the environment this page was checked in. It is recorded in data/withdrawn-figures.json as nj-small-estate-note, so it cannot return to any page without failing the build. |
| Creditor claim period | No New Jersey figure is stated in this field. The governing provision is §3B:22-4. The figure previously stated here was never verified against a statute or an independent publisher: its only source was a commercial reproduction of the code, and New Jersey law cannot be read at a primary source from the environment this page was checked in. It is recorded in data/withdrawn-figures.json as nj-creditor-claim-period, so it cannot return to any page without failing the build. |
| Statutory floor (creditor period) | No New Jersey figure is stated in this field. The governing provision is §3B:22-4. The figure previously stated here was never verified against a statute or an independent publisher: its only source was a commercial reproduction of the code, and New Jersey law cannot be read at a primary source from the environment this page was checked in. It is recorded in data/withdrawn-figures.json as nj-creditor-claim-period, so it cannot return to any page without failing the build. |
| Simplified real-property transfer | New Jersey has no simplified real-estate transfer procedure and does NOT authorize transfer-on-death deeds. Real property held solely by the decedent goes through probate unless it was titled jointly with right of survivorship or as tenancy by the entirety (spouses), or held in a trust. |
| Transfer-on-death deed | No transfer-on-death deed statute for real property was found in the New Jersey statutes, and no source publishing one is cited here. The New Jersey statutes could not be read at a primary source for this page: pub.njleg.gov returns portal markup with no statutory text from the environment this page was checked in. Two claims previously made here have been removed because their only source was a law firm’s blog post — that legislation to adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act "has been introduced but not enacted", which is a claim about legislative history, and a list of what "New Jersey families" do in practice, which is a practice norm with no named source. |
What passes outside New Jersey probate
These transfers are not part of the estate the fees above are calculated on:
- Beneficiary designations — retirement accounts, life insurance, payable-on-death accounts.
- Joint ownership with right of survivorship.
- Transfer-on-death deed — No transfer-on-death deed statute for real property was found in the New Jersey statutes, and no source publishing one is cited here. The New Jersey statutes could not be read at a primary source for this page: pub.njleg.gov returns portal markup with no statutory text from the environment this page was checked in. Two claims previously made here have been removed because their only source was a law firm’s blog post — that legislation to adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act "has been introduced but not enacted", which is a claim about legislative history, and a list of what "New Jersey families" do in practice, which is a practice norm with no named source.
- Assets titled into a funded living trust.
Sources for this sheet
- Statutes: N.J.S.A. 3B:18-14 (corpus commissions); N.J.S.A. 3B:18-13 (income commissions); N.J.S.A. 3B:10-3 (spouse/partner small-estate affidavit); N.J.S.A. 3B:10-4 (other-heir small-estate affidavit); N.J.S.A. 3B:22-4 (creditor claim period); N.J.S.A. 3B:31-1 et seq. (Uniform Trust Code); N.J.S.A. 54:34-2 (transfer inheritance tax)
- State authority: New Jersey Revised Statutes, Title 3B (nj.gov / njleg.gov)
- Court filing fees: https://ucnj.org/surrogate/forms-and-fees/
Compiled August 15, 2026 from the sources listed above. Fee schedules, thresholds, and court costs are amended by legislatures and courts — confirm each figure against the cited statute or the New Jersey court before relying on it.
The full New Jersey guides
- How Much Does Probate Cost in New Jersey? — the full cost breakdown.
- How Much Does an Executor Get Paid in New Jersey? — the fee rule in detail.
- How Long Does Probate Take in New Jersey? — the timeline and its statutory floor.
- Executor Deadlines in New Jersey — inventory deadline, creditor-claim period and outer bar, each quoted from the statute.
- How to Avoid Probate in New Jersey — the transfers that pass outside it.
- How Much Does a Will Cost in New Jersey? — execution requirements and pricing.
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This sheet sets out New Jersey probate figures as published at the time of compilation. It is not legal advice. Figures and statutes change and their application depends on the specific estate. Confirm current figures with the New Jersey courts or a licensed New Jersey attorney.