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What will court cost you?

Filing fees from the official court website, for every state and 530+ counties. Free, no sign-up.

Alabama: $37–$283 Alaska: $50–$100 Arizona: $30–$60 Colorado: $31–$55 Florida: $55–$300 Georgia: $46–$120 Indiana: $97–$130 Kansas: $35–$55 Maine: $70 Massachusetts: $40–$150 Minnesota: $65–$80 New Jersey: $35 North Carolina: $96 North Dakota: $20 Oklahoma: $45–$150 Pennsylvania: $68.50–$171 South Dakota: $24.84–$42.84 Texas: $54 Wyoming: $10 Connecticut: $95 Missouri: $20.50–$100 West Virginia: $50–$70 Illinois: $89–$379 New Mexico: $77 Arkansas: $65 California: $30–$75 Delaware: $35–$45 Hawaii: $35 Iowa: $115 Kentucky: $58 Maryland: $44 Michigan: $30–$70 Mississippi: $75–$85 Montana: $20–$50 New Hampshire: $125–$180 New York: $15–$20 Ohio: $35–$151 Oregon: $57–$102 Tennessee: $93.75–$250 Utah: $60–$185 Virginia: $46–$52 Washington: $35–$50 Wisconsin: $94.50–$98 Nebraska: $58 South Carolina: $80 Idaho: $69 Nevada: $66–$196 Vermont: $65–$90 Louisiana: $54–$425 Rhode Island: $55
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Highest small claims filing fee in each state. Source: state court fee schedules.

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530+Counties with exact fees
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What are you paying for?

Lowest to highest state fee, across all 50 states.

Small claims
$10–$425
Filing fee, 50 states
Divorce
$80–$435
Base filing fee, 50 states
LLC
$35–$500
State filing fee, 50 states
Notary
$2–$25
Max per signature, 41 states with a cap

Where small claims costs the most

Highest filing fee a state's courts charge for a small claims case.

Louisiana
$425 Illinois
$379 Florida
$300 Alabama
$283 Tennessee
$250 Nevada
$196 Utah
$185 New Hampshire
$180
Source: state judiciary and county clerk fee schedules.

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Divorce Filing Fees by County

Exact fees from 197+ counties, verified from official court records.

Browse all 197+ counties
Los Angeles, CA
$435
Harris, TX
$350
Cook, IL
$388
Miami-Dade, FL
$409
King, WA
$364
Maricopa, AZ
$376
Loudoun, VA
$86
Bernalillo, NM
$137
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