Filing Fees

(Effective July 1, 2019)

Adoption (AD)           $89

Chancery (CH)

• Petition $306
• Foreclosure(Commercial) $306
• Foreclosure(Residential)Tier #1 $856.00
• Foreclosure(Residential) Tier #2 $606.00
• Foreclosure(Residential) Tier #3 $406.00

Dissolution (D)           $306

Eminent Domain (ED)            $306

Family (F)        $306

Small Claims (SC)      

• Up to $2,500 $89
• $2,500.01 to $10,000 $256

Appearance

• up to $2500 $109
• $2500.01-$10,000 $181

Garnishment/wage deduction/citation proceedings:

• Amount $1,000 or less $15
• Amount > $1,000 and not more than $5,000 $30
• Amount > $5,000 $50

Law Magistrate (LM)

• Up to $15,000 $256
• $15,000 – $50,000 $306

Appearance

• Eviction(possession only) $109
• Appearance $181

Law (L)            $306

Mental Health (MH)  $0

Miscellaneous Remedy (MR)            $306

Probate (P)

• Action of Ward/no administration $256
• Admin Estate of disabled adult
• Admin Estate of minor
• Guardianship Person w/disability
• Guardianship/minor
• Wrongful Death
• Admin of Decedent’s Estate $356
• Missing person
• Estate Claim
  • $0 to $150 $0
  • $150.00 to $500.00 $25
  • $500.01 to $10,000 $40
  • $10,001 and more $60
• For each account(other than final account) filed in estate of a decedent or ward: $25
• Jury Demand $137.50
• Certified Copies/letters of office $2.00 per page

Tax (TX)

Annual Tax Sale          $306

Drainage Assessment

Tax Commission (Review of Decision)

Tax Refund/Objection

Appearance Fee/        $181

Take notice

MISCELANEOUS FEES:

Alias summons/citation        $5

Entry of Appearance/Answer/Response     $181

Jury Services  $212.50

Change of Venue       $40

Counter Petition/Complaint/3^rd Party Complaint $125

Petition to vacate or modify:

• If filed within 30 days $50
• If filed after 30 days $75
• Notice sent to Secretary of State $40

Mailing           $10 plus cost of postage

Certified copy of judgment  $10

(after the first copy)

Reproduction of any document contained in the clerk’s files:

• $2.00 for the first page
• $0.50 for next 19 pages
• $0.25 all additional pages

Record search            $6.00

Hard copy print out  $6.00 each page

Marriage         $10

Expungement petition          $60

Order of expungement         $4 per certified copy of order

Exemplification:         $2 plus certification fee

• (Certified Exemplified) ($12)

Any check, draft or other bank instrument returned:      $25