{"id":218,"date":"2023-06-22T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate-draft\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:57:05","slug":"forms-and-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/forms-and-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms and Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-secondary-background-color has-background\"><strong>Forms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please contact our office at 908-527-4280 to obtain a specific fee or form.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/08\/Information-sheet-2025-ver2.pdf\">Information Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Asset-bond-Page-2020.pdf\">Asset Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Proof-of-Mailing.pdf\">Proof of Mailing<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/surrogate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Guardianship-Info-Sheet-2025.pdf\">Minor Guardianship<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-secondary-background-color has-background\"><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Probate of Wills &amp; 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