FILING FEES & COST INFORMATION
Effective July 1st, 2017.
(Fees are typically revised on July 1st each year)
| CASE DESCRIPTION | CASE TYPE | FILING FEES | ||
| Adoption | AD | $157.00 | ||
| Civil Collection | CC | $157.00 | ||
| Civil Plenary | PL | $157.00 | ||
| Civil Tort | CT | $157.00 | ||
| Divorce with Children | DC | $177.00 | ||
| iDivorce without Childrenvorce | DN | $177.00 | ||
| Estate – Supervised or Unsupervised Administration | ES or EU | $177.00 | ||
| Estate – Miscellaneous | EM | $177.00 | ||
| Expungement - Conviction | XP | $157.00 | ||
| Expungement - No Conviction | XP | No Charge | ||
| Guardianship | GU | $177.00 | ||
| Juvenile Paternity (Public if filed after 7/1/2014) | JP | $196.00 | ||
| Miscellaneous Civil | MI | $157.00 | ||
| Mortgage Foreclosure | MF | $157.00 | ||
| Order for Protection | PO | No Charge | ||
| Small Claim or Eviction (Paper Filing) | SC / EV | $97.00 | ||
| Small Claim or Eviction (Electronic Filing) | SC / EV | $87.00 | ||
| Trust | TR | $177.00 | ||
| Change of Venue/Transfer to Indiana County | Same as Cost to File New Case | |||
| Civil and Small Claims Actions: The filing fees above reflect the amount for one named Defendant. A $10.00 service fee shall be collected for EACH additional Defendant that is named or added. A $10.00 garnishee service fee shall be collected for each Garnishee Defendant that is named or added in EXCESS of THREE (3). This fee is not collected for documents that are electronically filed with the court. | ||||
| Service by Sheriff: A $28.00 service of process fee shall be collected one time per case BEFORE JUDGMENT. A $28.00 service of process fee shall be collected one time per case AFTER JUDGMENT. A $60.00 fee shall be collected for non-Indiana cases in which service of process by Sheriff is requested. | ||||
| Service by Certified or Registered Mail: Filing fees include the cost of serving TWO PARTIES at ONE ADDRESS EACH at initial mailing. For service at additional addresses or upon additional parties at initial mailing, and for service by Certified or Registered Mail after initial mailing, the requesting party must provide the Clerk with PRE-PAID PRE-ADDRESSED certified postage materials bearing the Clerk's return address. See Ind. Code 33-32-2-10. | ||||
Ryan Lynch, Clark County Clerk