Circuit Court Filing Fees (Effective 1/1/2026)

Adoption
Adoption$242.75

Alias Process
Alias Process$52.00

Appeal from GS
Appeal from GS$366.50

Category 1 Filing
Category 1 Filing$441.50

Contracts, torts, personal injury, property damage, malpractice, wrongful death, employment discrimination, civil rights suits, tax disputes, special remedies and cases not otherwise specified

Category 2 Filing
Category 2 Filing$366.50

Workers comp cases (bond may be used); Appeals to circuit from general sessions, city courts, and other courts of hearings; transfers from foreign countries; writs of mandamus; condemnation/inverse condemnation & quo warranto actions.

Category 3 Filing
Category 3 Filing$266.50

Legitimations, Paternity cases, termination of parental rights & other domestic relations matters not otherwise designated, restoration of citizenship, name changes, minor settlements, enforcement of foreigh judgments, and order of protestion (fees not required in advance, cross-filings and counter complaints

Category 4 Filing
Category 4 Filing$241.50

Child support enforcement and modification, interstate support cases, modification of parenting plan, civil contempt

Child Support Enforcement
Child Support Enforcement $127.00

Child Support Modification
Child Support Modification $169.00

Civil Contempt
Civil Contempt$152.00

Condemnation
Condemnation$366.50

Contract Debt
Contract Debt$441.50

Counter Complaint / Cross Filing
Counter Complaint / Cross Filing$52.00

Counter/Cross/Third Party <br>Complaint; Cat 1
Counter/Cross/Third Party
Complaint; Cat 1
$327.00

Counter/Cross/Third Party <br>Complaint; Cat 2
Counter/Cross/Third Party
Complaint; Cat 2
$252.00

Counter/Cross/Third Party <br>Complaint; Cat 3
Counter/Cross/Third Party
Complaint; Cat 3
$202.00

Counter/Cross/Third Party <br>Complaint; Cat 4
Counter/Cross/Third Party
Complaint; Cat 4
$127.00

Damages and Torts
Damages and Torts$441.50

Divorce, No Children
Divorce, No Children$341.50

Delayed or Corrected<br>Birth Certificate
Delayed or Corrected
Birth Certificate
$264.50

Divorce with Minor Children
Divorce with Minor Children$416.50

Employment Discrimination
Employment Discrimination $441.50

Hospital Lein Filed
Hospital Lein Filed $10.00

Hospital Lein Released
Hospital Lein Released $2.00

Enforcement of <br>Foreign Judgment
Enforcement of
Foreign Judgment
$366.50

Interstate Child Support
Interstate Child Support$241.50

Judicial Forfeiture
Judicial Forfeiture$389.50

Judicial Hospitalization
Judicial Hospitalization$50.00

Legitimation
Legitimation$266.50

Levy on Bank
Levy on Bank$77.00

Levy on Property
Levy on Property$77.00

Malpractice
Malpractice$441.50

Name Change
Name Change$266.50

Officer Subpoena
Officer Subpoena$62.00

Personal Injury
Personal Injury$441.50

Petition for Paternity
Petition for Paternity$266.50

Petition to Set Support
Petition to Set Support$241.50

Property Damage
Property Damage$441.50

Reopen
Reopen$127.00

Restoration of Citizenship
Restoration of Citizenship$316.50

Subpoena
Subpoena$62.00

Three Judge Panel Hearing
Three Judge Panel Hearing$441.50

Wage Garnishment
Wage Garnishment$67.00

Writ of Possession
Writ of Possession$77.00

Writ of Possession
Writ of Possession$441.50