Circuit Court - Civil and Family Services Divisions

Senate Bill 1718 was signed into law by the Governor on May 27, 2009. As a result, a number of filing fees have been increased effective June 1, 2009.

Item

Effective June 1, 2009
 

New Fees

Initial Filing Fees

Civil Filings pursuant for chapters 39, 61, 741 (except DV injunctions which require no fee),742,747,752,753 filing fee

Other Civil Filings

 

$300.00

$400.00

Each additional defendant over 5

 

$ 2.50

Certification

 

$ 2.00

Real Property and Mortgage Foreclosure Actions
Value of the claim is up to $50,000
Value of the claim $50,000.01 - $250,000.00
Value of the claim is greater than $250,000.01
   
$400.00
$905.00
$1905.00

Sealing

 

$ 42.00

Exemplified Certificate

 

$ 7.00

Sign/Seal Subpoena

 

$ 2.00

Dissolution of Marriage (includes the Final Judgment Recording Fee) - fee does not include any Summons to be issued.

 

$408.00

Other Filing Fees

For Modifications of Final Judgment of Dissolution

 

$ 50.00

Case Reopen Fee

 

$ 50.00

For all Proceedings of Garnishments, Replevin, distress, and Attachment, in addition to above

 

$ 85.00

Circuit Counter Claim, Cross Claim, Third Party Complaint, Counter Petition

 

$ 395.00

Civil Cross Claim, Counter Claim, Counter Petition, Third Party Complaint (Proceedings filed under chapters 39, 61, 741, 742, 747, 752, 753)

 

$ 295.00

Real Property and Mortgage Foreclosure Actions
Value of the claim is up to $50,000
Value of the claim $50,000.01 - $250,000.00
Value of the claim is greater than $250,000.01
   
$395.00
$900.00
$1900.00

Circuit Issuing Summons

 

$ 10.00

In addition, for all Proceedings of Garnishment a Registry of Court deposit (Includes the 3% registry of court fee)

 

$103.00

For each Severance Granted

 

$ 18.00

Appellate Fees (Civil, Criminal, or Probate) From Circuit Court to higher Court (Includes certified copy of Notice of Appeal)

 

$ 104.00

District Court Fee*

 

$300.00

Supreme Court Fee*

 

$300.00

*District and Supreme Court fees payable to Higher court, but collected by the Circuit court upon Filing of Notice of Appeal. $103.00 payable to Lydia Gardner, Clerk of Court. The $300 made payable to the higher court.

For each timeshare estate joined (maximum of 15 joins per filing)

 

$ 10.00

Judicial Sales

 

$70.00

Executing of Foreign Judgment

 

$42.00

90-day malpractice extension

 

$42.00

Court-Ordered Mediation Service

Income less than or equal to $50,000

 

$60.00

Income between $50,000 and $100,000

 

$120.00

Pro Hac Vice Attorney

 

$100.00

Civil Dissolution Counter Claim Petitions (when filing seeks a divorce)

 

$ 392.50

Bond Approval Fee

 

$ 8.50

Transcripts: Appellate Proceedings for examining, comparing, correcting, verifying and certifying transcripts of record, prepared by someone other than clerk, per page.

 

$ 5.00