Estimate the court fee and other costs of a succession certificate or letters of administration as a share of the estate.
Use this calculator to get a rough idea of what it costs to obtain a succession certificate (for debts and securities such as bank deposits, shares, bonds or money owed to the deceased) or letters of administration or probate, where the court fee is charged as a percentage of the value of the estate.
How it works. The calculator multiplies the value you enter by the court fee rate, adds your fixed costs and subtracts everything from the value to show what reaches the heirs:
Illustrative example. A father left fixed deposits and bonds worth ₹12,00,000 with no nomination. If your state charges 2% (an assumed rate, check your state's Court Fees Act schedule), the court fee is ₹24,000. With ₹30,000 of advocate's fees and ₹5,000 of other expenses, the cost is about ₹59,000 and roughly ₹11,41,000 reaches the heirs.
Limits. Court fee rates, slabs and caps differ from state to state, and some states charge different rates for probate, letters of administration and succession certificates or cap the total. Advocate fees depend on the city and whether anyone objects. For bank deposits below the RBI threshold of ₹15 lakh (₹5 lakh at co-operative banks), a bank may settle a claim without a succession certificate, so check how banks settle claims before applying to court. All figures are illustrative.
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