Fee Schedule
Fergus County
Clerk of the District Court
Sec. 25-1-201, 25-1-202, 3-1-317, 25-9-506, MCA
Effective October 1, 2005
| Adoptions - filing petition | $ 105.00 |
| Amendment of Parenting Plan - contested only (does not apply to cases dealing solely w/child support) | $ 120.00 |
| Appeal from lower court - does not apply to Small Claims cases | $ 30.00 |
| Appeal from district court to supreme court - postage costs are additional | $ 5.00 |
| Appearance - for the appearance of each defendant or each respondent | $ 70.00 |
| Authentication/Exemplification | $ 6.00 |
| Certification | $ 2.00 |
| Civil Commencement of Action - by plaintiff, petitioner, (includes invalidity) | $ 120.00 |
| Copy of decree of dissolution - For each copy of a 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 |
| Copies of other documents - $1.00 per page for first ten pages, $.50 per page thereafter | |
| Declaration of Marriage - for filing and recording the declaration | $ 60.00 |
| Dissolution commencement of action - (includes Summary and Joint Dissolution) | $ 200.00 |
| 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 | $ 90.00 |
| Foreign probate - with certificate | $ 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 petition | $ 180.00 |
| Legal separation convert separation to dissolution | $ 20.00 |
| Marriage license issuance - for issuing, filing and recording marriage | $ 60.00 |
| Notarization/oath and jurat - for each Notarization with court seal | $ 1.00 |
| Probate/guardianship/conservatorship commencement of action - for filing formal/informal or ancillary petition | $ 100.00 |
| Process server registration | $ 100.00 |
| Searches - $2.00 per name per year up to 7 years, $1 per name thereafter (no maximum charge limit) | |
| Substitution of judge - for each motion files (criminal cases exempt) | $ 100.00 |
| Transcript of Judgment - For preparation of a transcript for filing a transcript in another jurisdiction | $ 4.00 |
| Transcript of Judgment (Abstract) | $ 45.00 |
| Transmission of record or files or transfer of a case to another court (includes removals to Federal District Court and forwarding appeals to Supreme Court) (postage costs are additional) | $ 5.00 |
| Venue change - for filing from another district court (incoming) | $ 10.00 |
| Venue change - for sending file to another jurisdiction (outgoing) | $ 5.00 |
| Small claims appeals | $ 10.00 |