Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, Register of Wills and Orphans' Court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Warren County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Warren County Register of Wills and Orphans' Court Guide
Warren County Court of Common Pleas · Register of Wills and Orphans' Court information · Updated May 2026
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Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. Warren County grant-of-letters (probate) fees are graduated on the estate value: $18 (not exceeding $1,000), $24 ($1,000 to $5,000), $35 ($5,000 to $10,000), $40 ($10,000 to $20,000), $45 ($20,000 to $30,000), $50 ($30,000 to $40,000), $55 ($40,000 to $50,000), $60 ($50,000 to $75,000), $65 ($75,000 to $100,000), plus $30 for each additional $100,000. A $41.25 JCP surcharge is added to all petitions for grant of letters. A short certificate is $3, and probate of a will only is $11. Confirm current amounts on the county fee schedule. Source: Warren County Register of Wills fee bill, effective November 17, 2025.
Warren County grant-of-letters (probate) fees are graduated on the estate value: $18 (not exceeding $1,000), $24 ($1,000 to $5,000), $35 ($5,000 to $10,000), $40 ($10,000 to $20,000), $45 ($20,000 to $30,000), $50 ($30,000 to $40,000), $55 ($40,000 to $50,000), $60 ($50,000 to $75,000), $65 ($75,000 to $100,000), plus $30 for each additional $100,000. A $41.25 JCP surcharge is added to all petitions for grant of letters. A short certificate is $3, and probate of a will only is $11. Confirm current amounts on the county fee schedule. Source: Warren County Register of Wills fee bill, effective November 17, 2025.
Required Documents
- County Register of Wills probate or administration petition packet(County ROW packet)
Opening forms are county-specific. Use the current Register of Wills packet for the county where probate or administration is being opened.
- Certified death certificate
Registers of Wills commonly require a certified death certificate for opening letters; confirm copy count and accepted format with the county office.
- Renunciations, consents, or bond papers
Whether these are needed depends on the will, priority to serve, bond requirements, and county packet instructions.
- Short certificate or certified-copy request
Request after appointment when banks, title companies, agencies, or other holders need certified proof of authority.
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Records portal
Check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- Verify locally
- Creditor Claims
- 12 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 60 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- first complete advertisement of grant of letters
- Statute
- 20 Pa.C.S. Section 3532
Publication Requirements
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Recording Fees
- First Page
- $86.25
- Additional Pages
- $2.00
Documentary Stamps
- Deed Rate
- Pennsylvania realty transfer tax is generally 1% at the state level; Warren County recording and local transfer-tax handling require current document review before filing.
Warren County Tax Claim Bureau
The Tax Claim page says the bureau accepts real-estate tax liens for delinquent county, township or borough, and school district taxes and participates in upset, judicial, and repository sales. It explains the 2026 split duplicate for county/municipal and school taxes and says school taxes not paid with elected tax collectors by December 31, 2026 will be returned to Tax Claim. The payment page links online delinquent-tax payment through MuniciPAY and describes check, money order, card, and electronic-check payment methods and service fees. Use this as tax collection, delinquency, payment, tax-sale, and local tax-collector routing context, not certified payoff, sale-status guarantee, or title review.
Sources (4)
- https://www.warrencountypa.gov/1199/Register-Recorders-Office
- https://www.warrencountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3294/Register-of-Wills-Fee-Schedule-Update-11-17-2025
- https://www.warrencountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3295/Clerk-of-Orphans-Court-Fee-Schedule-Update-11-17-2025
- https://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms