Our fees
The Pérotin Genealogy Office sets the total cost of expenses and fees using a clear, precise and detailed scale, according to the various services offered.
Fees for research, disclosure and mandate
Depending on each individual case, our fees for these services are calculated in one of two ways:
1. On the net share of the beneficiary after the deduction of inheritance debt, documentation expenses and all other evidenced costs, with the exception of inheritance tax. In this case, fees will amount to an average of 15 % of the net share of the beneficiary, before payment of inheritance tax.
2. On the net share of the beneficiary after the deduction of inheritance tax. Fees are then calculated taking account of both the degree of relation and the inheritance received, according to the brackets of the following sliding scale (inclusive of tax).
| Degree of relation of the beneficiary to the deceased | up to € 10,000 |
€ 10,000 to € 25,000 |
€ 25,000 to € 50,000 |
€ 50,000 to € 100,000 |
over € 100,000 |
|
| Direct relation | Lawful or natural ascendants | 20 % | 15 % | 15 % | 10 % | 5 % |
| Lawful or natural descendants | 20 % | 15 % | 15 % | 10 % | 5 % | |
| Special collateral heirs | Brothers and sisters | 30 % | 30 % | 25 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| Nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 25 % | 20 % | |
| Ordinary collateral heirs | Uncles, aunts, great-uncles and great-aunts | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| Cousins of 4th degree or beyond, and non-relations | 35 % | 35 % | 35 % | 30 % | 25 % | |
| Surviving spouse | 20 % | 20 % | 15 % | 10 % | 5 % | |
Fees of proportional verification
This fee applies to research carried out in mainland France and includes all costs relating to travel, applications for civil status records, and research at archive centres and mortgage registry offices. It assumes that all heirs and beneficiaries are known, located and able to provide evidence of their relation.
Our fees are calculated on net assets as they stand in the declaration of estate (verification of inheritance rules) or on the value of property (establishment of ownership origin).
| ex. VAT | incl. VAT | ||
| Direct relation | 0 to € 100,000 | 0.84 % | 1.00 % |
| in the bracket of assets valued at more than € 100,000 |
0.42 % | 0.50 % | |
| Special collateral heirs | 0 to € 100,000 | 1.25 % | 1.50 % |
| in the bracket of assets valued at more than € 100,000 |
0.63 % | 0.75 % | |
| Ordinary collateral heirs up to the 4th degree |
0 to € 100,000 | 1.67 % | 2.00 % |
| in the bracket of assets valued at more than € 100,000 |
0.84 % | 1.00 % | |
| Ordinary collateral heirs beyond the 4th degree |
0 to € 100,000 | 2.51 % | 3.00 % |
| in the bracket of assets valued at more than € 100,000 |
1.25 % | 1.50 % | |
| Minimum fee | € 418.06 | € 500.00 | |
Fixed rate verification fees
A number of individual verifications may be subject to fees of a fixed sum of € 1,500.00, inclusive of VAT (€ 1,254.18 ex. VAT).
Research or verification of legal claimants of the founder of a burial plot
Fixed fees, inclusive of VAT, of € 300.00 + € 50.00 per located beneficiary (€ 250.84 and € 41.81 ex. VAT, respectively).
Updated: december 2011
