Clerk of District Court Fee Schedule

 

Adoptions - filing petition

$105.00

Amendment of Parenting Plan - contested only (does not apply to cases dealing with child support only)

$120.00

Appeal from Lower Court - does not apply to small claims cases

$30.00

Appeal from District Court to Supreme Court - cost of mailing case to Supreme Court can also be required

$5.00

Appearance - for the appearance of each defendant or each respondent

$70.00

Authentication/Exemplification - for authenticated or exemplified copies for out of state jurisdictions

$6.00

Civil Commencement of Action - for each action or proceeding from the plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant (includes invalidity)

$120.00

Certification - for certification with a seal

$2.00

Copy of Decree of Dissolution - for each copy of decree (separately filed parenting plans or property settlement agreements not included) (does not include certification)

$10.00

Copy of Marriage License - for each copy of a marriage license (does not include certification)

$5.00

Declaration of Marriage - for filing and recording the declaration

$53.00

Dissolution Commencement of Action - for filing petition (includes summary and joint dissolution)

$190.00

Executions/Writs of Assistance/Orders of Sale - for issuance

$5.00

Foreign Capital Depository Judgment - for filing the judgment

$2,500.00

Foreign Judgment - for filing authenticated copy and docketing (no cost for registering out of state custody decrees & support orders, 40-5-173, MCA)

$90.00

Foreign Probate - with certification

$85.00

Intervention Complaint - for filing a complaint in intervention

$80.00

Judgments - for entry of judgment from prevailing party

$45.00

Legal Separation Commencement of Action - for filing the petition

$180.00

Marriage License Issuance - for issuing, filing, and recording marriage

$53.00

Notarization/Oath and Jurat - for reach notarization with Court seal

$1.00

Probate/Guardianship/Conservatorship Commencement of Action - for filing formal/informal or ancillary petition

$100.00

Process Server Registration - for registration

$100.00

Searches - $2.00 per name per year up to 7 years, $1.00 per name thereafter (no maximum charge limit)

 

Substitution of Justice - for each motion filed (not in criminal cases)

$100.00

Transcript/Abstract of Judgment - for preparation of a transcript

for filing a transcript from another jurisdiction

$4.00

$45.00

Transmission of record or transfer of a case to another Court - (includes removals to Federal District Court and forwarding appeals to Supreme Court)

$5.00

Venue Change - for filing from another district court (incoming)

for sending file to another jurisdiction (outgoing)

$10.00

$5.00

 


 

Last updated: 01/28/09.