R. david Guerrero Jim Wells County District Clerk 200 N. Almond St., Suite 207 P.O. Box 2219 Alice, Texas 78333 361.668.5717 COURT COST SCHEDULE PRICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2015 FEES WHICH APPLY TO ALL TYPES OF CIVIL CASES: FILING ORIGINAL PETITION - No Service Clerk's Basic Filing Fee $ 50.00 State Consolidated Fee 50.00 Judicial Support Fee 42.00 Statewide E-Filing Fee 20.00 Records Management/Preservation/Archive Fee 30.00 Indigent Legal Services Fee 10.00 Court Reporter Service Fee 15.00 Courthouse Security Fee 5.00 Library Fee 35.00 Court of Appeals Fee 5.00 CIVIL FILING FEES $ 262.00 FEE FOR FAMILY LAW CASES: FILING ORIGINAL PETITION - No Service Clerk's Basic Filing Fee $ 50.00 State Consolidated Fee 45.00 Judicial Support Fee 42.00 Statewide E-Filing Fee 20.00 Records Management/Preservation/Archive Fee 30.00 Indigent Legal Services Fee 5.00 Court Reporter Service Fee 15.00 Courthouse Security Fee 5.00 Library Fee 35.00 Court of Appeals Fee 5.00 Report to Austin - VS 165 (Excluding Adoptions) 1.00 FAMILY LAW FILING FEES $ 253.00 Court of Appeals Fee (Not applied to Divorces) (5.00) Family Protection Fee (Applied only to Divorces) 15.00 DIVORCE FILING FEES $ 263.00
CIVIL CASE - One defendant Citation (Each) 8.00 TOTAL 270.00 Sheriff's Fees (In County - Each) 90.00 TOTAL $ 360.00 DIVORCE - Waiver - No Service TOTAL $ 263.00 DIVORCE - In County Citation 8.00 TOTAL 271.00 Sheriff's Fees 90.00 TOTAL $ 361.00 DIVORCE - With Temporary Restraining Orders - Local Service Citation 8.00 Precept 8.00 TOTAL 279.00 Sheriff's Fee ($90.00 Each) 180.00 TOTAL $ 459.00 ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF EMPLOYERS WRIT OF INCOME WITHHOLDING $ 15.00 ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF WITHHOLDING $ 15.00 ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF WITHHOLDING $ 15.00 ATTORNEYS MUST FURNISH REPORT OF SAPCR & DIVORCE VS-165, COPY OF EMPLOYERS ORDER AND REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF NOTICE TO EMPLOYER AT THE TIME THE DECREE IS FILED.
ADOPTION - ADULT Clerk's Basic Filing Fee $ 252.00 ADOPTION - CHILD(REN) Certificate of Adoption VS-160 (Texas Birth only-per child) $25.00 for filing a new Birth Certificate and $22.00 for a Birth Certificate 47.00 Central Adoption Registry-Fee to Bureau of Vital Statistics (Each Decree) 15.00 TOTAL $ 314.00 **ATTORNEYS MUST FURNISH CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION VS-160 AT THE TIME THE ADOPTION DECREE IS FILED. **CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORDERS NEEDED FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE REQUESTED BEFORE CLERK SEALS FILE PATERNITY SUIT Clerk's Basic Filing Fee 253.00 Certification of Decree to BVS 1.00 Application for Amended Birth Certificate based on paternity (Texas Birth only-per child) $25.00 for filing a new Birth Certificate and $22.00 for a Birth Certificate 47.00 TOTAL $ 301.00 VOLUNTARY LEGITIMATION Clerk's Basic Filing Fee 253.00 Certification of Decree to BVS 1.00 Application for Amended Birth Certificate (Texas Birth only-per child) $25.00 for filing and $22.00 for Birth Certificate 47.00 TOTAL $ 301.00 CHANGE OF NAME - ADULT Certification of Decree to BVS 2.00 TOTAL 254.00 CHANGE OF NAME - CHILD(REN) Certification of Decree to BVS 2.00 Application for Amended Birth Certificate ( Texas birth only, per child) $15.00 for filing and $22.00 for Amended Birth Certificate 37.00 TOTAL $ 291.00 FOR FILING SAPCR TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER COUNTIES $ 45.00 FEES FOR FILING NON-FAMILY LAW SUITS TRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER COUNTY - SAME AS FEES CHARGED FOR INITIAL FILING OF SUIT $ 262.00
OCCUPATIONAL DRIVERS LICENSE Certified copy of Petition and Judgment to DPS 4.00 TOTAL $ 266.00 EXPUNCTION Clerk's Basic Filing Fee $ 262.00 Plus $9.00 times the number of Notices to each Agency Plus $9.00 times the number of Orders to each Agency Note: Provide copies to serve agencies or an additional cost of $1.00 per page will be billed to you. NON-DISCLOSURE Non-Disclosure Fee 28.00 TOTAL $ 290.00 FILING FEE FOR THE FOLLOWING IN ANY PENDING CASE, IS $55.00 EACH, PLUS APPLICABLE INDIGENT FEE Counter Claim Cross Action Intervention Third Party Action Motion for New Trial Motion for Enforcement Motion to Modify Motion to Transfer Motion for Sanctions Motion for Contempt Motion to Reinstate Motion to Revoke/Suspend/Withhold Motion to Stay Motion to Terminate Wage Withholding NOTE: The 1999 Legislature added an "Additional Filing Fee for Basic Civil Legal services for Indigents." This legislation provides for an additional filing fee of $5.00 for divorce and other family law matters or an additional filing fee of $10.00 for other than divorce and other family matters to other fees authorized or required by law. The clerk of each court is required to collect the additional $5.00 or $10.00 filing fee as the case may be for any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee. ISSUANCE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE $8.00 EACH Subpoenas Citations Precept Abstract of Judgment Order of Sale Writs (All types) Capias
SERVICE - ALL SUITS By Certified Mail $90.00 SHERIFF SERVICE FEES PERSONAL CITATION $ 90.00 SUBPOENA (CIVIL) $ 90.00 PRECEPT $ 90.00 SUMMONS $ 90.00 WRIT OF SEQUESTRATION $ 120.00 WRIT OF ATTACHMENT $ 120.00 WRIT OF EXECUTION $ 120.00 WRIT OF GARNISHMENT $ 120.00 ORDER OF SALE $ 120.00 ORDER OF POSSESSION $ 120.00 FORCIBLE DETAINER $ 45.00 CITATION BY POSTING $ 20.00 CAPIAS $ 100.00 OTHER FEES Bond $4.00 Faxed Copies - outgoing $2.00 1st page 2nd page and on $1.00 per page Search Fee $5.00 Copies $1.00 per page Jury $30.00 Copy Certification $1.00 Fee for a Returned Check $30.00 Notice concerning copies: No copies of pleadings will be mailed back to the filing party unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. NOTE: ALL FEES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AT TIME OF FILING OR ISSUANCE