Clerk & Master

Court Cost Information

Meigs Chancery Category Court Costs

Category 1 Petitions:

Contracts: Breach of Contracts, Injunctions, Torts, Personal Injury, Property Damager, Partition Suit, Malpractice Suit, Wrongful Death, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Tax Disputes, Special Remedies, Mineral Rights, and Property Disputes and Quite Title.

Initial Filing Fee without service ($289.50)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($341.50)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($309.50)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($589.50)

Category 2 Petitions:

Appeals to Circuit and Chancery from General Sessions, City Courts, Juvenile, Administrative Hearings, Writs of Cert from lower Courts or administrative hearing, Transfers from Foreign Countries, Writs of Mandamus, Workers Comp, Condemnation, Inverse Condemnation.

Initial Filing Fee without service ($214.50)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($266.90)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($234.50)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($514.50)
WITH service by Comm of Insurance add $15.00 ($229.50)

Category 3 Petitions:

Legitimations, Paternity Cases, Termination of Parental Rights, Domestic Relations, Matters not otherwise Designated, Restoration of Citizenship, Minor Settlements, Enforcements of Foreign Judgements and Cross Filings, Orders of Protections, Adoptions, and Names Changes.

Category 4 Petitions:

Child Support enforcement/ modification, Interstate Support Cases, Modifications of Parenting Plan, and Civil Contempt.

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Meigs Chancery Court Costs

Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity (must have attorney):

Initial Filing Fee without service ($140.75)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($192.75)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($160.75)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($440.75)

Birth Certificate

$30 for one $15 for each additional

Name Change & Birth Certificate Corrections:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($164.50)

Birth Certificate

$30 for one $15 for each additional

Guardianship / Conservatorship:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($224.50)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($276.50)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($244.50)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($524.50)

Filing order an on existing case other than closing ($12.00)

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Counter Complaint on any of these types of cases ($100.00)

Meigs Chancery Court Costs

Estates (must have attorney)

Probates:

WITH Publication in DPA ($544.50)

Muniment of Title:

WITHOUT Publication in DPA ($294.50)

Trusts:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($289.50)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($341.50)

Small Estates (No Attorney Required)

Initial Filing Fee without service ($105.50)

Filing and docketing claim-giving notice and filing on EACH claim. ($11.00)

Filing Exceptions to Claim against estate, mailing notice and entering order. ($42.00)

Petitions other than original ($18.00)

Orders on other Petitions ($12.00)

For issuing summons, subpoenas, citations, writs, motions, including copies of process, when required by law, other than the initial process in probate matters. ($6.00)

For filing, reviewing recording annual or interim settlement or accounting and entering order approving settlement. ($40.00)

Secretary of State Fiduciary ($10.00)

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Counter Complaint on any of these types of cases ($100.00)

Meigs Chancery Court Miscellaneous Costs

Petition for Removal of Disability of Minor & Minor Marriages:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($164.50)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($216.50)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($184.50)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($464.50)

Notice of Registration of Foreign Judgement:

WITH service by sheriff ($206.50)

Cross - Complaints:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($100.00)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($152.00)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($120.00)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($400.00)

Petition for Contempt, Modification, Custody, Visitation, and Re-open:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($77.00)
WITH service by sheriff add $52.00 ($129.00)
WITH service by Secretary of State add $20.00 ($97.00)
WITH service by Publication add $300.00 ($377.00)

Third Party Complaints:

Charge same Clerk's Fee as original proceeding... Varies depending on type of case

Motion to set installed payments ($25.00)

Post Judgement Orders and Pleas ($25.00)

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Meigs Chancery Court Miscellaneous Costs (Continued)

Execution/Garnishments & Attachment of Property:

Initial Filing Fee without service ($25.00)
WITH service by Sheriff for monies ($52.00)
WITH service by Sheriff for Personal Property ($52.00)

Receiving Funds on Confirmation of Private Sales ($50.00)

Continuances ($7.00)

Certification and Seal ($5.00)

Copies- each page ($0.50)

Publication (Newspaper DPA) Probate ($250.00)

Publication (Newspaper DPA) Non-Resident ($300.00)

Subpoena and Service ($58.00)

Additional issuances ($6.00)

All Summons Including Alias and Pluries (service through Sheriff's Office) ($52.00)

Body Attachments (service through Sheriff's Office) ($52.00)

Appeals (all cases) - includes preparing records and all coping ($300.00)

Petitions other than original ($18.00)

Orders on other Petitions ($12.00)

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Counter Complaint on any of these types of cases ($100.00)

Fax Filings (with additional $1 per page) ($5.00)

Appeals ($300.00)

Meigs Domestic Court Costs

Divorce:

Divorce WITHOUT Minor Children / No Service ($189.50)
Divorce WITHOUT Minor Children / With Service ($231.50)
Divorce WITH Minor Children / No Service ($264.50)
Divorce WITH Minor Children / with Service ($306.50)

Order of Protection:

Order of Protection ($216.50)

(No initial cost for petitioners/plaintiff.)

Modify or Reopen a Case ($77.00)

Counter Complaint on any of these types of cases ($100.00)