Circuit Court Filing Fees

Effective January 1, 2026

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[Unless otherwise specified by statute, fees in civil case should be paid in advance.]
[Fees for initiation of new case include $25.75 State litigation tax and $33.75 County litigation tax.]

CIVIL ACTIONS (service of process fees NOT included)

Filing Type	Filing Fee
Category One Cases: Contracts, torts, personal injury, property damage, malpractice, wrongful death, employment discrimination, civil rights suits, tax disputes, special remedies, workers comp cases, other Court-approved settlements and cases not otherwise specified.	$334.50
Category Two Cases: Appeals to Circuit from General Sessions, City Courts and other Courts or hearings; transfers from foreign jurisdictions or enforcement of foreign judgments; Writs of Mandamus; condemnation/inverse condemnation; quo warranto actions; and Writs of Certiorari.	259.50
Category Two.1 Cases: Restoration of citizenship	209.50
Category Three Cases: Petition for Certificate of Employability, legitimations, name changes, and minor settlements.	159.50
Petition for Contempt (on existing cases)	100.00
Petition to Encroach Funds	25.00

DOMESTIC RELATIONS ACTIONS (see additional service fees below*)

Filing Type	Without Service Fee	With DCSO Fee
Divorce (with minor children)	$309.50	$361.50
Divorce (without minor children)	234.50	286.50
Petitions (on existing cases for contempt and modification)	100.00	152.00
Category Three Cases: Adoptions (add $30 for each child as Birth Certificate Application fee payable to Circuit Court Clerk)	133.75	185.75
Termination of Parental Rights; Registration and/or Enforcement of foreign Decree; Paternity cases; and other domestic relations matters not otherwise designated	159.50	211.50

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER CHARGES AND FEES

Service of Process Fee*	Fee
Sheriff	52.00
Secretary of State (includes Clerk’s seal)	25.00
Commissioner of Insurance (which includes service by Sheriff to Commissioner of Insurance)	67.00

Document Type	Fee
Post-Judgment Requests: Applies to each requested post-judgment interrogatory, motions to set installment payments, motions to quash garnishment, claims of exemption, and post-judgment orders and other pleadings	25.00
Subpoenas – Foreign Court and Personal (Clerk fee) See above for additional service fee information (if applicable)	10.00
Body Attachment	42.00
Certification and Seal	5.00
Continuances	10.00
Copies	.50/page
Cross-filings and Counter-Complaints (same fee as original Complaint minus $59.50 litigation tax)
Execution (paper-filed)	25.00
Expungements	100.00
Fax Filing	$5 + $1/page
Intervening Complaints (civil) (same fee as original Complaint minus $59.50 litigation tax)
Intervening Complaints (domestic) (same fee as original Complaint minus $59.50 litigation tax)
Mailing (certified or registered mail)	Actual Costs
Preparing a Record on Appeal from Circuit Court to an Appellate Court	300.00
Processing of Funds Paid Through Clerk	50.00
Publications (check made payable to requested publication)	Varies (see form)
Registration (ONLY) of Foreign Decree (domestic)	25.00
Scire Facias	52.00
Third Party Complaints (same fee as original Complaint minus $59.50 litigation tax)
Writ of Attachment	102.00
Writ of Possession/Restitution	77.00