De Soto Parish Clerk of Court Guide

Note: Louisiana imposes NO statewide probate tax and NO value-bracket court-cost scale; each parish Clerk of Court sets its own advance court-cost deposit under the La. R.S. 13:841 maximums. The De Soto Parish Clerk of Court (42nd Judicial District Court) publishes a Civil Filing Deposits/Cost schedule (effective July 1, 2024) with succession-specific advance deposits: $280.00 for a succession under $200,000 (including recording fees) and $350.00 for a succession greater than $200,000. formal_administration records the $280.00 small-succession advance deposit (the figure most filers hit, which bundles recording), and small_estate_affidavit reflects the same $280.00 because that deposit already includes the parish recording fees for the affidavit/judgment. The succession representative's default compensation is 2.5% of the inventory (La. C.C.P. art. 3351). Confirm the current succession advance deposit with the Clerk before filing.