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Understanding Probate Costs For a simple estate, it can cost about $4,000 to go through probate. For an estate with routine complications, New York probate can cost about $8,000.

Filing the petition for probate must be done in the county where the deceased was a resident on the day of their death. The original of the decedent's last will and testament, a copy of the death certificate, and the filing fee must be included with the petition for probate.

The Executor files the original Will and a certified death certificate, a document that has the date and location of a person's death, along with a form called a probate petition and other supporting documents in the Surrogate's Court in the county where the person who died lived, and had their primary residence.

A Petition for Probate must be filed in the county that the deceased resided at the date of death. The petition must be filed with the original last will and testament, death certificate, and court filing fee. Additional supporting documents and affidavits may be required depending on the circumstances.

The first step is to petition the Surrogate's Court in the county where your loved one lived or owned property. The filing must include the will, a certified copy of the death certificate, and a Probate Petition that is signed and notarized.

In some states, there is a time limit to applying for probate (for example, the filing of all the necessary paperwork must begin ten days after the date of death). However, if you're in New York, there's no designated timeline for filing a request to validate the will with the probate court.