Fees for a Guardianship in Dallas County

Attorney's Fee
Dallas County Fees*
   Filing Fee
   Posted Notice Preparation
   Personal Citation Preparation and Service
   e-Filing Provider and Convenience Fees
Attorney Ad Litem Deposit
TOTAL

* The Judges of the Dallas County Probate Courts will only waive court costs and attorney ad litem fees if both the Applicants and the Ward are without an estate AND the total family income falls below double the federal poverty guidelines. Furthermore, the Dallas County Clerk regularly challenges pauper's affidavits. If the County challenges your affidavit, you will be charged for our time in responding to the challenge.

Attorney's and Paralegal's Fees will be charged on an hourly basis. The current rates for such fees are as follows:

  Attorney's Fees (per hour)
  Paralegal's Fees (per hour)

Our minimum retainer for such matters is $5,000, unless the matter is uncontested and we can be assured that we will be able to obtain our fees from the guardianship estate.

Part of the retainer will be used to cover the following expected filing fees:

Dallas County Fees*
   Filing Fee
   Posted Notice Preparation
   Personal Citation Preparation and Service
   e-Filing Provider and Convenience Fees
Attorney Ad Litem Deposit
TOTAL COST DEPOSIT