Highlights of fee changes follow:

• The standard filing fee for most civil actions is increased from $110.00 to $200.00
• The domestic facilitator surcharge in most domestic cases is increased to $20.00*
• Initial filings for dissolutions, legal separations or declarations of invalidity require a filing fee of $250.00 (this includes the domestic surcharge of $20.00)
• Most other domestic filing fees have been revised from $120.00 to $220.00
• New Fee: Documents containing a counter-claim, cross claim or third party claim require a filing fee of $200.00. Such documents filed without payment of the required fee will be returned
• New Fee: Filing a Motion/Order to Appear or Note for Hearing in Supplemental Proceedings requires payment of a filing fee of $20.00. Proposed orders will be reviewed for proof of payment of the required fee before being signed by the court
• The filing fee for initiating Antiharassment Actions is increased to $53.00
• The fee for filing an uncontested unlawful detainer action is increased to $45.00, and the additional fee required from the plaintiff if an Answer or an Order to Show Cause is filed is $112.00
• The fee for certified copies has been increased to $5.00 for the first page
• The fee for exemplified copies has been increased to $9.00 for the first page

For a complete list of fees visit the Clerk’s Office at any of its three locations, or visit the Clerk’s website located at http://www.metrokc.gov/kcscc/ and click on 2005 Fee Schedule.