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.
For estates larger than $25,000,000, the court will determine the fee for the amount that is greater than $25,000,000. The fees listed below are the California statutory fees used to compensate attorneys and executors in probate cases for various sizes of estates.