Civil
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Original Petition (Non-Family) -- $277.00
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Original Petition (Family) -- $267.00
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Expunctions -- $277.00 (plus $15.00 for each agency to receive notice.)
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Suit for Non-Disclosure -- $305.00
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Cross-Action, Intervention, Motion for Enforcement, Contempt, New Trial, Modify, Transfer, and Notice of Delinquency
Civil -- $80.00
Family -- $75.00
Attorney General -- $15.00
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Protective Orders -- $267.00 (Add $16.00 fee per Family Code 81.003)
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Incoming Transfer (Family/Civil): $45.00
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Outgoing Transfer: $1.00 per page
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Family Law
Parent/Child Relationship
Original Petition -- $267.00
Divorce Suits
Original Petition -- $283.00
Adoptions (Minor/Adult)
Original Petition -- $267.00
Suit for Name Change (Minor/Adult)
Original Petition -- $267.00
Protective Orders (Minor/Adult)
Original Petition -- $267.00 (plus $16.00 application fee; all fees paid by respondent.)
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Tax Suits
Original Petition -- $217.00
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Issuance Fees
Citations -- $8.00
TROs -- $8.00
Precepts -- $8.00
Subpoenas -- $8.00
Writ of Withholding -- $15.00
Other Writs -- $8.00
Re-Issuance of Any Service of Process -- $8.00
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Service Fees (By Gaines County Sheriff's Dept.)
Citations --$50.00
(Personal service, By Posting, By Publication, Etc.)
Writs -- $150.00
(Attachment, Garnishment, Sequestration, Execution, Possession, and Orders of Sale)
By Certified Mail -- $50.00
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Other Fees
- Clerk's Fee for Certified Mail -- $50.00
- Clerk's Fee for Issuing All Processes -- $8.00
- Approving Bonds -- $4.00
- Record Search -- $5.00
- Copies Per Page (Non-Certified/Certified) -- $1.00
- Jury Fee, Cases Placed on Jury Docket -- $40.00
- Sheriff's Fee (Gaines County) for All Services (Except Writs) -- $50.00
- Sheriff's Fee (Gaines County) for Writ of Attachment, Garnishment, Sequestration,
- Execution, Possession and Orders of Sale -- $150.00
- Outgoing Transfer: $1.00 per page
- Abstract of Judgement: $8.00
- Issue Writ of Withholding Order: $15.00
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**Note -- Attorney will be responsible for placing citation by publication with the newspaper and fee will be paid by attorney directly to the newspaper. **