| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1800 | LR2690(02) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Fees for Probate Filings | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The increase in fees for probate filings would result in increased costs of approximately $7,000 annually to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Elder Services program. Most of these increased costs would result from guardianship petitions and conservatorship petitions. The bill does not include a FY 2006-07 General Fund appropriation for the Office of Elder Services. The Office of Elder Services does not believe it can absorb these costs within existing budgeted resources and as a result there may be an impact on other programs and services. The programs affected and the level of impact on each cannot be determined at this time. | |||||||||