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. 


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.


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):

Birth Certificate

$30 for one $15 for each additional


Name Change & Birth Certificate Corrections:

Birth Certificate

$30 for one $15 for each additional


Guardianship / Conservatorship:


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:


Muniment of Title:


Trusts:


Small Estates (No Attorney Required)



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:


Notice of Registration of Foreign Judgement:


Cross - Complaints:


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


Third Party Complaints:


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:



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:


Order of Protection:

(No initial cost for petitioners/plaintiff.)


Modify or Reopen a Case     ($77.00)


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