Clerk of Court Fee Schedule
Fee Schedule
Clerk of the District Court
Sec. 25-1-201, 25-1-202, 3-1-317, 50-15-301, 25-9-506 MCA
Effective July 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 | $53.00 |
| Dissolution commencement of action - (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 | $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 | $53.00 |
| 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 | $1.00 |