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Fee Schedule

St Louis County, Duluth
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:

Fees

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.

   

CIVIL ACTIONS

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   
    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
   

CONCILIATION COURT

Opening Fee* $   75.00
   
Counterclaim    75.00
      
Defendant's Response/Appearance Fee     10.00
Demand for Removal (appeal) same as civil    
Request for Disclosure/Order to Show Cause 5.00
   

TORRENS ACTIONS

Application (filing)* $320.00
Answer (separate filing)* 320.00
   

JUDGMENTS

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
   

FAMILY COURT

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
   

NAME SEARCH

Each Name  $   5.00
   

PROBATE COURT

Probate Fees* $ 320.00
Guardianship Fees*
    Guardianship Motion
320.00
100.00
Filing Wills for Safekeeping     27.00
Trusts    
    Filing Fee* 320.00
    Filing Annual, Partial or Final Accounts
    Filing Trust Accounting
55.00
55.00
   

  COPIES

Copy of any Instrument   
    Civil or Criminal Certified  $14.00
         Uncertified/Plain 8.00
Exemplified/Authenticated 15.00 
  
   MISCELLANEOUS FEES 
Fax Filing Fee (pages 1 - 50)
                      (each 50 pages thereafter)
25.00
25.00
Certificate of Exemplification     15.00
Certificate as to Notary Public 1.00
Forms  
    1-10 pages  no charge
    11 + pages   5.00
    Dissolution packets  10.00
*   Includes $10.00 Library fee
** Includes $5.00 Library fee