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Filing Fees
| Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, effective July 1, 2009, the Court Administrator's office will be required to collect civil filing fees and other Court fees as indicated below: |
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Fees
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All fees of the Court Administrator shall be paid in advance at or prior to the time of the performance of any service requiring payment of such fees, and said Administrator shall not proceed in any matter requiring the payment of fees until the full amount is paid.
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CIVIL ACTIONS
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Opening Fee*
Plaintiff-Petitioner |
$ 320.00 |
Answer or First Papers*
Each defendant or intervening party |
320.00 |
| Request for Jury Trial |
100.00 |
| Request for Trial after Arbitration |
100.00 |
| Motion or Response to Motion |
100.00 |
| Tax Court |
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| Regular* |
320.00 |
| Small Claims** |
160.00 |
| Subpoena |
16.00 |
| Change of Name |
320.00 |
| (other Fees same as Civil Actions) |
| Rent Escrow |
75.00 |
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CONCILIATION COURT
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| Opening Fee* |
$ 75.00 |
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| Counterclaim |
75.00 |
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| Defendant's Response/Appearance Fee |
10.00 |
| Demand for Removal (appeal) same as civil |
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| Request for Disclosure/Order to Show Cause |
5.00 |
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TORRENS ACTIONS
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| Application (filing)* |
$320.00 |
| Answer (separate filing)* |
320.00 |
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JUDGMENTS
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| Filing a Foreign Judgment or Plea of Confession over $10,000 |
$ 320.00 |
| Filing a Foreign judgment or Plea of Confession $10,000 or less |
75.00 |
| Filing and Docketing Transcript of Judgment |
40.00 |
| Issuing Transcript of Judgment |
40.00 |
| Issuing Execution |
55.00 |
| Issuing all Writs |
55.00 |
Filing and Entering a Satisfaction, Partial Satisfaction, or
Assignment of Judgment |
5.00 |
| Discharge After Bankruptcy (each judgment) |
5.00 |
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FAMILY COURT
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| District Court Child Support (includes additional $50 fee per MS 518.005) |
$370.00 |
| Expedited Process Child Support (includes additional $50 fee per MS 518.005) |
$370.00 |
Marriage Dissolution* (for both Petitioner and Respondent)
Motion or Response to Motion
Child Support Motion |
$400.00
100.00
100.00 |
Annulments/Separations/Child Custody (includes additional $50 fee per MS 518.005)
Motion or Response to Motion
Child Support Motion |
370.00
100.00
100.00 |
| Adoption (Except International) * (includes additional $75 fee per MS 357.021) |
395.00 |
| International (Foreign) Adoption |
320.00 |
| OFP Respondents Filing Fee/Request for Hearing |
$320.00 |
| Transfer Legal Custody |
$320.00 |
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NAME SEARCH
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| Each Name |
$ 5.00 |
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PROBATE COURT
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| Probate Fees* |
$ 320.00 |
Guardianship Fees*
Guardianship Motion |
320.00
100.00 |
| Filing Wills for Safekeeping |
27.00 |
| Trusts |
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| Filing Fee* |
320.00 |
Filing Annual, Partial or Final Accounts
Filing Trust Accounting |
55.00
55.00 |
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COPIES
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| Copy of any Instrument |
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| Civil or Criminal Certified |
$14.00 |
| Uncertified/Plain |
8.00 |
| Exemplified/Authenticated |
15.00 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS FEES |
Fax Filing Fee (pages 1 - 50)
(each 50 pages thereafter)
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25.00
25.00
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| Certificate of Exemplification |
15.00 |
| Certificate as to Notary Public |
1.00 |
| Forms |
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| 1-10 pages |
no charge |
| 11 + pages |
5.00 |
| Dissolution packets |
10.00 |
* Includes $10.00 Library fee
** Includes $5.00 Library fee |