Pre-Filing Fees and Court Costs

Docketing Fees to File Cases

New Costs

Local Fee

Total

Small Claims $1,500 or less

$35.00

$2.00

$37.00

Small Claims (Over $1,500 thru $3,000)

$109.00

$2.00

$111.00

Small Claims Amended from lower to upper

$74.00

 

$74.00

District Civil Over $3,000 thru $10,000

$200.00

$2.00

$202.00

Circuit Civil thru $50,000 *Includes declaratory judgment that is a new filing
*Includes non-monetary cases

$199.00

$2.00

$201.00

Circuit Civil over $50,000

$299.00

$2.00

$301.00

Circuit Civil Amended from lower to Upper

$100.00

 

$100.00

Domestic Relations Original filing

$147.00

$2.00

$149.00

Domestic Relations modification/enforcement

$250.00

$2.00

$252.00

Juvenile Custody Petition

$94.00

 

$94.00

Child Support

$94.00

 

$94.00

Workman’s Compensation (CV)

$149.00

 

$149.00

Other Fees and Filing Costs

NEW COSTS

LOCAL Fee

Total

Circuit Civil Counterclaims, cross claims, third party complaint, third party motion, action for declaratory judgement, motion or complaint to appear as intervener or 3rd party plaintiff

$297.00

-0-

$297.00

CV/DV/DR motion for judgement, default judgment or summary judgment (sometimes called judgment as a matter of law or motion for judgment)

$50.00

-0-

$50.00

All Divisions Additional Defendants

$10.00

 

 

Small Claims Add'l Plaintiffs

$50.00

-0-

$50.00

District Court Add'l Plaintiffs

$50.00

-0-

$50.00

Circuit Civil Add'l Plaintiffs
* Loss of Consortium & Domestic Relations excepted

$100.00

-0-

$100.00

Circuit Civil Jury Demand

$100.00

-0-

$100.00

Civil Subpoenas (CV & DR)

$12.00

-0-

$12.00

Subpoenas (CS & JU)

$8.00

-0-

$8.00

Attachments

$30.00

-0-

$30.00

Garnishments

$30.00

-0-

$30.00

Executions

$30.00

-0-

$30.00

Pre-judgment Writ of Seizures

$201.00

-0-

$201.00

Withholding Termination Fee(CS & DR)

$28.00

-0-

$28.00

Withholding Filing Fee
(CS & DR)

$28.00

-0-

$28.00


Note: Abandon Vehicle filing fees and Worker's Compensation filing fees are not affected by this Act and will not change. If a worker's compensation count is filed with other counts, such as a retaliatory discharge claim or third party claim, the new civil filing fees are charged.

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