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Filing Fees

FILING FEE WAIVER POLICY:

Filing fee waivers will not be allowed. A person who is filing a petition will be required to pay the filing fee at the time of filing. If a filing fee cannot be paid, the petition will not be filed.

For the purpose of eliminating ex parte discussions and so forth, the Clerk of Court's office will determine if a waiver should be allowed by:

Requiring an Indigency Questionnaire to be filled out. Upon verifying the information, if it is determined that a wavier should be allowed, the Clerk will prepare an Order on Inability to pay filing fees for a Judge to sign. Waivers will be automatically granted for:

1. By Tribal Resolution, persons filing TRO' s through the assistance of the Crisis Center will be granted a waiver.
2. Elderly

Civil Complaint

$ 25.00

Family Court Petition

$ 25.00

Child Support

$25.00

Adoption

$100.00

Paternity

$25.00

Divorce

$75.00

Marriage License

$30.00

Gaurdianship

$25.00

Probate

$25.00

Name Change

$25.00

Temporary Restraining Order

$25.00

Involuntary Committal

$25.00

All Other Civil Filings

$25.00

Appeals

$50.00

Publication Fees

$60.00

Process of Service

$25.00

Withdrawal Fee

$25.00

Background/Record Check

$10.00

Faxes/per page

$  1.00

Copies/per page

$  1.00

Certified Copy

$  5.00

Notary Fees

$  5.00

Bar Exam Application Fee

$75.00

License to Practice (Annual Fee)

$100.00

Approved per Tribal Resolution #979-2006-09, dated 9/25/2006; Effictive Date: October 1, 2006