Civil Fees
Civil Advance Deposits
Exact fees will be determined at time of billing. This table is published only as a guide to assist you in estimating cost. No civil pleadings will be filed or service perfected without an advance deposit. To receive certified copies of judgments, all outstanding court costs must be paid. Total court costs must be paid before a suit is dismissed.
To perfect service, please see the Service Fees at the bottom of this page.
You may also view our Notice and Explanation of Charges.
| FEE DESCRIPTION |
FEE AMOUNT |
| Adoptions (one service)* |
$250.00 |
| Amended Supplemental Petition (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Civil/Probate Search Fee |
$10.00 |
| Civil Suit (no service) |
$200.00 |
| Civil Suit (one service)* |
$250.00 |
| Divorce (no service) |
$200.00 |
| Divorce (one service) |
$250.00 |
| Divorce with Rule |
$300.00 |
| Divorce with Rule & T.R.O. |
$350.00 |
| Emancipation (incompleted) |
$250.00 |
Emancipation (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (1–5 pages) |
$531.50 |
| Executory Process |
$250.00 |
| Executory Process – Sheriff Cost |
$1,500.00 |
| Garnishments |
$150.00 |
| Garnishments – Sheriff Cost |
$90.00 |
| Interdiction (incomplete) |
$250.00 |
| Interventions (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Judgment Debtor Exams (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Motion to Set (no service) |
$65.00 |
| Motion for Status Conference (no service) |
$65.00 |
| Motion to Continue (no service) |
$65.00 |
| Motion to Reset (no service) |
$65.00 |
Name Change (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (1–5 pages) |
$531.50 |
Name Change For a Minor
**With 1 service |
$250.00 |
| Name Change For a Minor (completed) |
$200.00 |
| Petition for Appeal – Devolutive – plus all costs due |
$150.00 |
| Petition for Appeal – Suspensive |
$150.00 |
| Reconventional Demands (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Request for Trial (no service) |
$65.00 |
| Request for Trial (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Rules in existing suit (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Subpoena – Deposition |
$50.00 |
| Subpoena Duces Tecum |
$50.00 |
| Subpoena (for trial) |
Call for exact costs |
Successions – Small (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (1–5 pages) |
$235.50 |
Successions - Small (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (6–25 pages) |
$335.50 |
Successions (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (1–5 pages) |
$310.50 |
Successions (completed)
**This includes Recording Fee (6–25 pages) |
$410.50 |
| Successions (incomplete) |
$250.00 |
| Third Party Demand (one service)* |
$150.00 |
| Tutorship (complete) |
$200.00 |
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| *Each additional service |
$50.00 |
| Civil Recording Fees Last Updated September 2014 |
Conformed copies are $3.00 if you furnish the copy to be conformed. Certified copies are $5.00 if you furnish the copy to be certified. If you do not furnish the copies, you will be charged $1.00 per page plus $3.00 to conform and/or $5.00 to certify.
For service through the Secretary of State, a $50.00 (in effect as of 08/01/2013) check made payable to the Louisiana Secretary of State and a $40.08 check made payable to the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge are required.
For service through C.T. Corporation a $34.48 check made payable to the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge is required.
For each service in East Baton Rouge Parish, a check made payable to the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge is required. The amount depends upon the destination address of the service. Please see the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Table to determine the specific cost.
For each service in St. Tammany Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Caddo Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish a check made payable to the Sheriff of Pointe Coupee or Caddo Parish is required. The amount depends upon the destination address of the service. Please see the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Table; Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Table; Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Table or the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Fee Table to determine the specific cost.
For each service in Jefferson Parish, a $30.00 check made payable to Jefferson Parish Sheriff is required.
For each service in Tangipahoa Parish, a check made payable to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff is required. The amount depends upon the destination address of the service. Please see the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Table.
For each service in Plaquemine Parish, a $30.00 check made payable to the Plaquemine Parish Sheriff is required.
All requests for subpoenas must be in writing and must be accompanied by the appropriate advance costs. You may call the Civil Department for further information on these costs. (985) 748-4146
The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court operates several devices capable of receiving and sending faxes. For information, CLICK HERE.