Family Law Fee Schedule
COWLITZ COUNTY CLERK'S FAMILY LAW FEE SCHEDULE
Effective 7/24/2015
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Title | Service Provided | Fee | RCW | |
Adoption | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 26.12.240 | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Change of Venue | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 4.12.090, .100 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(5)(b) CR 82(d) 36.18.016(4) 36.18.016(19) | |
Judicial Surcharge* (Payable to Clerk of County to which case is transferred) | 40.00 | |||
240.00 | ||||
Process Fee Plus | 20.00 | |||
Copy Charge (if any) (Payable to Cowlitz County Clerk) | .50 / page | |||
Counter Petition | Filing in an existing case | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
240.00 | ||||
Filing in modification of existing Cowlitz County case | 36.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 36.18.016(2) 36.18.050 26.12.240 | ||
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
96.00 | ||||
Custody - Non-Parental | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 26.12.240 | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Custody – Registering Out of State Custody Decree | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 26.27.441 26.12.240 | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Domestic Relations (Dissolution, Legal Separation, Invalidity) | Filing Fee | 230.00 | 36.18.016(2)(b) 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(5)(b) 26.12.240 36.18.016(16) | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
Victim Assessment Fee | 54.00 | |||
314.00 | ||||
Family Court Facilitator | Fee for Services (User Fee) | 20.00 | 26.12.240 36.18.016(16) | |
Judgment Extension | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 6.17.020; 9.94A 36.18.016(15) 26.12.240 | |
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
220.00 | ||||
Meretricious Relationship | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
240.00 | ||||
Modification of Family Law Cases | Filing Fee in an Existing Cowlitz County Case | 36.00 | 36.18.016(2) 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) AGLO dated 9-9-87 36.18.050 26.12.240 | |
Facilitator surcharge | 20.00 | |||
56.00 | ||||
New Filing - Modification of another County/State's Final Order | 200.00 | |||
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
Parentage (Paternity, Challenge, Parenting Plan/Support) | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 26.12.240 | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Relocation Notice | Filing Fee in Existing Cowlitz County Case | 36.00 | 26.09.260 26.09.410-.560 36.18.050 26.12.240 | |
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
56.00 | ||||
Supplemental Proceedings | Filing in an Existing Case | 20.00 | 36.18.016(7) | |
Termination of Parent-Child Relationship | Filing Fee | 200.00 | 26.12.240 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Wage Assignment, Spousal Maintenance or Child Support | Filing of Original Action | 200.00 | 26.18.070, 36.18.020(2)(a) 36.18.020(4)(b) 26.12.240 | |
Judicial Surcharge* | 40.00 | |||
Facilitator Surcharge | 20.00 | |||
260.00 | ||||
Writs
| Each Filing | 20.00 | 36.18.016(6) 36.18.050 | |