Circuit Court Probate Division Rules Table of Contents
(a) Costs. Costs shall be allowed as of course to the
prevailing Party as provided by these rules, unless otherwise provided by
statute or the Court otherwise directs.
(b) Taxation of Costs. The Party claiming costs shall
file with the Register an itemized, verified bill of costs. The Register shall
revise the verified bill of costs to conform to these rules. Allowable costs are
set forth in subparagraph (c). If a Party objects to any costs allowed or not
allowed by the Register, such Party may by Motion request that the Court review
the action of the Register. Any Party aggrieved by the Court's order concerning
costs may appeal therefrom within thirty (30) days from the date of notice of
such order, regardless of whether an appeal concerning the underlying judgment
is sought.
(c) Allowable Costs. The following costs shall be
allowed to the prevailing Party: Court fees, fees for service of process,
witness fees, expense of view, cost of transcripts, and such other costs as may
be provided by law. The Court, in its discretion, may allow the stenographic
cost of an original transcript of a deposition, plus one copy, including the
cost of videotaping, and may allow other costs including, but not limited to,
actual costs of expert witnesses, if the costs were reasonably necessary to the
litigation.