Clerk of District Court Filing Fees
SEC. 25-1-201 MCA
| Commencement of each ACTION or proceeding from plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant / includes INVALIDITY | $120.00 |
| Petition for ADOPTION | $105.00 |
| APPEARANCE of each defendant or each respondent | $70.00 |
| AUTHENTICATED or EXEMPLIFIED copies | $6.00 |
| CERTIFICATION with a seal | $2.00 |
| CIVIL APPEAL from lower court | $30.00 |
| Petition for CONTESTED AMENDMENT OF PARENTING PLAN (effective 10-1-97) | $120.00 |
| COPIES / paper | $1.00 per page for first ten pages of each file per request and $.50 per page thereafter; emailed copies – $.25 per page |
| COPIES of decree of dissolution | $10.00 |
| COPIES of Certificate of Marriage | $5.00 |
| Petition for DISSOLUTION | $200.00 |
| FOREIGN JUDGMENT | $90.00 |
| Complaint in INTERVENTION | $80.00 |
| JUDGMENT / includes Renewal of Judgment, Transcript of Judgment, and Confession of Judgment | $50.00 |
| Petition for LEGAL SEPARATION | $180.00 |
| MARRIAGE LICENSE / Declaration of Marriage | $53.00 |
| Notarization/Oath & Jurat | $1.00 |
| PROBATE / Informal/Formal / includes Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Ancillary cases with Montana Letters issued | $100.00 |
| PROBATE / Foreign P.R. with Certificate | $85.00 |
| PROCESS SERVER REGISTRATION | $100.00 |
| SEARCHES | $2 per name per year up to 7yrs, $1 per name thereafter |
| SUBSTITUTION OF JUDGE (required of governmental agencies, excluding criminal cases) | $100.00 |
| TRANSFER from another court / includes SMALL CLAIMS appeals | $10.00 |
| TRANSMISSION of records or files or transfer of a case to another court (includes removals to Federal District Court and forwarding appeals to Supreme Court) | $5.00 |
| WRITS OF EXECUTION / Writs of Assistance / Orders of Sale | $5.00 |