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NOTE: IN ALL COURTS – CERTIFIED/REGISTERED MAIL COSTS TO BE PAID BY PARTY REQUESTING SERVICE.
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Circuit Civil
| Service | Fee |
| Circuit Civil | $400.00 |
| – For each defendant over (5) | $2.50 |
| – Lis Pendens: Recording fee for 1st page | $5.00 |
| – each additional page | $4.00 |
| – indexing more than (4) names, for each additional name | $1.00 |
| Issue Summons (Per summons, per defendant, includes alias & pluries) | $10.00 |
| Counterclaim, Counter Petition, Cross claim, Third-party complaint | $395.00 |
| Mortgage Foreclosure/Real Property Actions (Calculate Value of Claim Form) | |
| – Claim: 0-$50,000 | $400.00 |
| – Claim: $50,000.01 – $250,000.00 | $905.00 |
| – Claim: $250,000.01 or more | $1905.00 |
| Mortgage Foreclosure/Real Property Counterclaims (Calculate Value of Claim Form) | |
| Â – Claim: 0-$50,000 | $395.00 |
| Â – Claim: Â $50,000.01 – $250,000.00 | $900.00 |
| Â – Claim: $250,000.01 or more | $1900.00 |
| Lis Pendens Recording Fee – 1st page | $5.00 |
| Each additional page | $4.00 |
| Foreclosure Sale Fee | $70.00 |
| Sheriff’s Fee | $40.00 |
| Sheriff’s Fee (Immediate Writ) | $90.00 |
| Marriage Dissolution/Annulment (Includes Judgment fee $10.50) | $408.00 |
| Marriage Dissolution Counterclaim (Initial filing not a Dissolution) | $392.00 |
| Paternity, Custody, Support, Visitation or Grandparent Visitation Petition | $300.00 |
| Paternity, Custody, Support, Visitation, Grandparent Visitation or Dissolution Counterclaim, Cross claim, Counter petition or Third Party Complaint | $295.00 |
| Other Domestic (Adoption, Name Change, Temporary Custody) | $400.00 |
| Domestic, Repeat, Date, Sexual Violence Injunction | $0.00 |
| Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin, Distress (In addition to filing fee) | $85.00 |
| Writ of Garnishment ($85.00 plus $103.00 Attorney & Registry fee) | $188.00 |
| Non-resident plaintiff FS 57.011, Fla. Stat. | $100.00 |
| Foreign Judgment Enforcement (Plus appropriate filing fee when action is filed) |
$42.00 |
| Malpractice 90-day extension | $42.00 |
| Court Registry Fee – – – (3% for the first $500-1.5% for each additional $100) | |
| Eminent Domain Registry Fee | $170.00 |
| Bond Approval | $8.50 |
| Reopen Fee *See Information | $50.00 |
County Civil
| Service | Fee |
| Small Claims | |
| – $0.00 to $100.00 | $55.00 |
| – $101.00 to $500.00 | Â $80.00 |
| – $501.00 to $2,500.00 | Â $175.00 |
| – $2,501.00 to $8,000.00 | Â $300.00 |
| County Civil | |
| – $8,001.00 to $15,000.00 | Â $300.00 |
| – $15,001.00 to $30,000.00 | Â $400.00 |
| – $30,001.00 to $50,000.00 | Â $400.00 |
| Other Civil | |
| – Non-Monetary | Â $300.00 |
| Replevins | |
| – $0.00 to $1,000.00 | Â $130.00 |
| – $1,001.00 to $2,500.00(includes $85 replevin fee) | Â $260.00 |
| – $2,501.00 to $8,000.00(includes $85 replevin fee) | Â $385.00 |
| – $15,001.00 to $30,000.00(includes $85 replevin fee) | Â $485.00 |
| – $30,001.00 to $50,000.00(includes $85 replevin fee) | Â $485.00 |
| Evictions | |
| – Non-Monetary | Â $185.00 |
| – $1.00 to $15,000.00 | Â $185.00 |
| – $15,001 to $30,000.00 | Â $185.00 |
| Counterclaim, Crossclaim, Third-Party complaint over $2500.00 | Â $295.00 |
| For each Defendant over (5) | Â $2.50 |
| Summons (per summons, per defendant, includes alias & pluries) | Â $10.00 |
| Sheriff’s Fee – per person being served (must be cashier’s check or money order) | Â $40.00 |
| Sheriff’s Fee (Immediate Writ) – cashier’s check or money order | Â $90.00 |
| Garnishment, Attachment, Replevin, Distress (in addition to filing fees) | Â $85.00 |
| Reopen (Claims < $500.00) *See Information | Â $25.00 |
| Reopen (Claims > $500.00) *See Information | Â $50.00 |
Probate
| Service | Fee |
| Summary Administration < $1,000 | $235.00 |
| Summary Administration > $1,000 | $345.00 |
| Formal Administration, Ancillary, Curatorship or Conservatorship | $400.00 |
| Caveat | $41.00 |
| Notice of Trust not filed with probate case | $41.00 |
| Disposition of personal property without administration | $231.00 |
| Petition to determine heirs | $231.00 |
| Petition to open safe deposit box, enter rooms and places | $231.00 |
| Petition to admit authenticated copies/exemplified copies or transcript to record | $231.00 |
| Petition to Determine Homestead | $231.00 |
| Deposit Will | $0.00 |
| Foreign Will | $231.00 |
| Signing of Oath of Witness to Will | $3.50 |
| Reopen fee *See Information | $50.00 |
Guardianship
| Service | Fee |
| Guardianship (Person and Property) | Â $400.00 |
| Guardianship (Person Only) | Â $235.00 |
| Guardianship (Veterans’ & Advocate) | Â $235.00 |
| Petition to Settle Minors Claim | Â $231.00 |
| Petition for Determination of Incompetency | Â $231.00 |
| Petition for settlement of a Minors Claim | Â $231.00 |
| Foreign Guardian (To manage property of a foreign ward) | Â $231.00 |
| Verified Inventory | Â $85.00 |
| Audit Inventory less than $25,000.00 | Â $20.00 |
| Audit Inventory $25,000.00 or greater | Â $85.00 |
| Audit Annual Accounting less than $25,000.00 | Â $20.00 |
| Audit Annual Accounting from $25,000.01 to $100,000.00 | Â $85.00 |
| Audit Annual Accounting from $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 | Â $170.00 |
| Audit Annual Accounting over $500,000.00 | Â $250.00 |
| Maintain Professional Guardian File | Â $7.50 |
| Reopen Fee *See Information | Â $50.00 |
Appeals
| Service | Fee |
| Appeal from County to Circuit | $281.00 |
| Cross appeal- County to Circuit Court for claims over $2,500Â F.S. 34.041(1)(c) | $295.00 |
| Appeal to District Court of Appeal: (Separate Checks) | |
| –Â Fee to Clerk of Circuit Court | $100.00 |
| – Fee to Clerk of DCA (payable to DCA) | $300.00 |
| – Fee to Clerk of Supreme Court (payable to Florida Supreme Court) | $300.00 |
| Certification of Clerk | $7.00 |
| Preparing, numbering, and indexing record (per instrument) | $3.50 |
Marriage License
| Service | Fee |
| Marriage license application, preparation, administering oath; issuing, sealing, recording, and providing certified copy of marriage license: | |
| – without premarital preparation course 28.24(23), 741.02, 741.01(1-4) Fla. Stat. | $86.00 |
| – with premarital preparation course 28.24(23), 741.02, 741.01(1-2),741.0305 Fla. Stat. | $61.00 |
| Duplicate or amended marriage license:Â 28.24(23) Fla. Stat. | $30.00 |
Domestic Relations/Child Support
| Service | Fee |
| Payoff Statement:Â 61.14(6)(f)(1) Fla. Stat/Payoff Statement:Â 61.14(6)(f)(1) Fla. Stat/ | $25.00 |
| Delinquency Final Judgment Charge:Â 61.14(6)(d) & (e) Fla. Stat. | $25.50 + costs |
| Preparation of Satisfaction Document:Â 28.24(8) Fla. Stat. | $7.00 |
| Recording of Satisfaction of Delinquency Final Judgment: 28.24(12), 61.14(6)(f)(2) Fla. Stat. |
$10.00 |
| Central Depository Fee for Support Payments:Â 61.181(2) Fla. Stat. | |
| – Each support payment up to $25.00 | $1.00 |
| – Each support payment between $25.00 and $131.25, additional fee | 4% |
| – Each support payment greater than $131.25, additional fee | $5.25 |
| Partial Release of Certificate of Delinquency (doc. prep. per 28.24(8) Fla. Stat.) |
$7.00 |
Miscellaneous Services
| Service | Fee |
| Making a copy of any court record or recorded document by photographic process: | |
| – To 8½ x 14 maximum, per page: 28.24(5)(a) Fla. Stat. | $1.00 |
| – Larger than 8½ x 14, per page: 28.24(5)(b) Fla. Stat. | $5.00 |
| Making microfilm copies of any public records: | |
| – 16mm 100´ microfilm roll or less: 28.24(6)(a) Fla. Stat. | $42.00 |
| – 35mm 100´ microfilm roll (plats only): 28.24(6)(b) Fla. Stat. | $60.00 |
| CD/DVD duplication: (Except Recording info)Â 119.07(4)(a)3 Fla. Stat. | $42.00 |
| Preparation of document, including signing and sealing per page:Â 28.24(8) Fla. Stat. | $7.00 |
| Indexing each entry not recorded:Â 28.24(9) Fla. Stat. | $1.00 |
| Certifying copies of any instrument in the public records:Â 28.24(3) Fla. Stat. | $2.00 |
| Verifying any instrument presented for certification prepared by someone other than clerk or deputy clerk, per page:Â 28.24(4) Fla. Stat. | $3.50 |
| Searches of records (Per Department, Per Person, Per Year)Â 28.24(20) Fla. Stat. | $2.00 |
| Oath, administering, attesting and sealing:Â 28.24(13) Fla. Stat. | $3.50 |
| Preparing affidavit of domicile:Â 28.24(15) Fla. Stat. | $5.00 |
| Court Registry Fee (3% for the first $500-1.5% for each additional $100) | |
| Transfer of judgment lien to security certificate, making and serving:Â 55.10(5) Fla. Stat. | $15.00 |
| Transfer of mechanics lien to security certificate, making and serving:Â 713.24(1)(b) Fla. Stat. | $20.00 |
| Additional charge for each additional Judgment lien:Â 55.10(5) Fla. Stat. | $7.50 |
| Additional charge for each additional Mechanics lien:Â 713.24(1)(b) Fla. Stat. | $10.00 |
| For indexing and recording the lienor’s certificate of compliance for enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle:Â 713.585(4) Fla. Stat. | $10.00 |
| Subpoena – signing and sealing witness subpoena:Â 28.24(18)(b) Fla. Stat. | $2.00 |
| Preparing witness subpoena or summons:Â 28.24(18)(a) Fla. Stat. | $7.00 |
| Expungement/Sealing – sealing any court file or expunging any record:Â 28.24(25) Fla. Stat. | $42.00 |
| Exemplified Certificates, including signing and sealing: 28.24(16) Fla. Stat. (cost of copies and certification extra in accordance with fees set forth above) | $7.00 |
| Home solicitation Permit: 68.07 Alachua Code;Â 501.022(2) Fla. Stat. | $100.00 |
| Return check charge:Â 68.065(2) & 832.08(5) Fla. Stat. | |
| – if face amount of check does not exceed $50.00) | $25.00 |
| – if face amount of check is $50.01-$300.00) | $30.00 |
| – if face amount of check exceeds $300.01 $40.00 or 5% Whichever is greater. | $40.00 or 5% |
| Restitution payments – receiving and disbursing, per payment:Â 28.24(26) Fla. Stat. | $3.50 |
| Tax Deed Sale: Processing application, sale, issuance and preparation of tax deed, and disbursement of proceeds of sale other than excess proceeds:Â 28.24(21) Fla. Stat. | $60.00 |
| Disbursement of excess proceeds, each $100 or fraction:Â 28.24(22) Fla. Stat. | $10.00 |
| For indexing and recording the lienor’s certificate of compliance for enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle:Â 713.585(4) Fla. Stat. | $10.00 |
| Attorney appearing pro hac vice | $100.00 |
Reopen Fee Information
Reopen fee does not apply to writs of garnishment, replevin, distress, attachment; motion for rehearing filed within 10 days; motion for attorney’s fees filed within 30 days; motion for dismissal after mediation agreement filed; a disposition of personal property without administration; any probate case prior to discharge of personal representative; any guardianship pleading prior to discharge; any mental health pleadings; motion to withdraw by attorneys; motions exclusively for the enforcement of child support; petitions for credit of child support; stipulations; responsive pleadings; and cases in which there is no initial filing fee.