1 (Of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating: stifling heat the loft is stifling in summer.More example sentences. 1  Lizzy had to leave the room which had become too stifling. The summers are stiflingly hot and the colony becomes infested with mosquitoes. 2  And even when their conversations veer too far into existential, meaning-of-life territory, the sharp banter between the pair keeps their exchanges from becoming too mannered or stiflingly intellectual.
Most probate attorneys charge an hourly rate for probate, plus Court filing fees. Our cost for probate, including filing fees, normally ranges between $1,200.00 and $2,500.00, depending on the nature of the estate, and the work necessary. This includes the Court hearing, filing fees and costs, notice to beneficiaries, published notice to creditors, and inventory, if necessary.
1 An attorney in the state of Washington pegs it at $2,500-$5,000. 2  California law sets maximum amounts that can be paid to the executor and attorney in a standard probate process; for a $100,000 estate it's $4,000 each or $8,000 total; for a $500,000 estate it's $13,000 each or $26,000 total. A Utah attorney estimates that the average cost of probating an uncontested will there is $2,000-$3,000. 2  An attorney in the state of Washington pegs it at $2,500-$5,000.