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pinal county
Clerk of the Superior Court
Filing Fees
Adoptions
Contest Adoption - $0.00
Petition for Certification (Certification Petition ready to Adopt) - $30.00
Petition for Recertification (Recertification Petition ready to Adopt) - $30.00
Civil
Additional Defendant's Fee - $230.00
Additional Plaintiff's Fee - $318.00
Affidavit of Foreign Judgment - $318.00
Affidavit Seeking Only Release of Exempt Wages in Garnishment - $0.00
Answer - $230.00
Answer / Response of Garnishee (Defendant) - $0.00
Answer and Counterclaim - $230.00
Answer and Cross-Claim - $0.00
Appeal from Arbitration - $140.00
Change of Venue Fee for Forwarding (CV/DO) - $30.00
Change of Venue Received - $318.00
Claim Regarding Forfeiture (Opens Case) - $318.00
Complaint for Judicial Review - $318.00
Complaint / Petition - $318.00
Garnishment Contested by Judgment Debtor - $215.00
Initial Appearance, includes OSC (Order to Show Cause) to appear and do one or more of the Filing if answer fee not previously paid: - $230.00
1. Request affirmative or counter relief;
2. Attacks process of proceedings;
3. Take other affirmative action. $6.00
Injunction Against Workplace Harassment - $318.00
Intervener's Fee - $318.00
Issuance of Writs - $30.00
Motion/Petition for Judgment Debtors Exam - $30.00
Notice of Appeal - $160.00
Notice of Appeal from Administrative Record - $292.00
Notice of Cross-Appeal - $160.00
Notice of Filing Foreign Judgment - $318.00
Ownership of Real Property (Plaintiff) - $318.00
Ownership of Real Property (Defendant) - $230.00
Petition for Election Recount - $318.00
Petition for Foreign Subpoena/Deposition - $203.00
Petition for Habeas Corpus - $0.00
Petition for Name Change - $318.00
Petition for Stay or Special Action - $318.00
Petition Notice of Tax Appeal - $303.00
Renewal of Judgment - $30.00
Response to Petition for Order to Show Cause - $215.00
Transcript of Judgment - $45.00
Tribal Court Judgment - $303.00
Domestic Relations
Affidavit for Expedited Judgment of Arrearages - $145.00
Answer/Response to Maternity/Paternity - $214.00
Change of Venue Forwarded Transmittal Fee - $30.00
Change of Venue Received - $328.00
Child Issues Education Fund - Parenting Class - $40.00
Complaint for Child Support - $224.00
Complaint for Post Paternity Support - $145.00
Domesticate Arizona Decree - $224.00
Domesticate Foreign Decree - $224.00
Initial Appearance to Dissolution / Legal Separation Included OSC (Order to Show Cause) to appear and defend and do one or more of the following, with fee due if answer not previously paid: $219.00
1. Request affirmative or counter-relief;
2. Attacks process of proceedings;
3. Takes other affirmative action.
Initial Appearance to Lower Fee - $149.00
Notice of Appeal - $160.00
OSC (Order to Show Cause) to Appear and Defend ONLY may stipulate or consent to a non-affirmative order - $0.00
Petition for Annulment - $294.00
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - $294.00
Petition for Legal Decision - Making - $224.00
Petition for Legal Separation - $294.00
Petition for Misc Dom Relations (Fee Unspecified) - $224.00
Petition for OSC (Order to Show Cause) after Decree or Judgment - $153.00
Petition for Parenting Time - $224.00
Petition to Modify Decree - $149.00
Petition to Obtain Grandparent's Parenting Time - $224.00
Petition/Complaint for Maternity/Paternity - $289.00
Post Judgment Adjudication Petition - $149.00
Request for Paternity by Affidavit - $224.00
Request to Enforce Child Support/Spousal Maintenance/Other - $149.00
Request to Enforce Parenting Time/Legal Decision-Making - $149.00
Request to Establish Post Judgment Child Support - $149.00
Request to Modify Child Support - Post Judgment - $149.00
Request to Stop/Modify Income Withholding Order/Notice for Support - $149.00
Response to Misc Dom Relations (Fee Unspecified) - $149.00
Response to Petition for Annulment - $219.00
Response to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage - $219.00
Response to Petition for Legal Separation - $219.00
Response to Post - Adjudication Petition in DO Cases A.R.S. 12-284E (note: provided Initial Appearance/Response fee has already been paid) - $30.00
Response to Third Party Rights - $149.00
Guardianship / Conservatorship & Fiduciary Fees
Clerk's Fee / Court Controlled Funds (Note: Created 10/23/98; Do Not Use 912 for this event. Charge per QTR, per Case for action performed) - $28.00
Initial Appearance/Objection - $224.00
Petition for Temporary Appoint of Guardian/Conservator - $224.00
Petition to Appoint Guardian/Conservator - $224.00
Petition to Appoint Successor - $224.00
Petition to Terminate Guardian - If filed by appointed Guardian - $0.00
Severance Petition / Terminate Parental Rights - $0.00
Probate
Affidavit of Foreign Personal Representative - $147.00
Affidavit of Succession - $224.00
Ancillary Probate - $224.00
Application for Informal Probate of Will - $224.00
Application for Informal Probate without Will - $224.00
Application for Single Estate - Husband and Wife both die and the Administration of one estate is not completed prior to the commencement of the other, the estate may be combined into a single administration with same P.R. and case number - $224.00
Change of Venue Received - $303.00
Claim Against the Estate - $30.00
Contested Petition - $149.00
(Note: Petition Contesting Appointment of Personal Representative)
Demand for Notice - $30.00
Initial Appearance/Probate - $224.00
Miscellaneous Probate Petition - $224.00
Opposing Contested Petition - Response to Contested Petition by another party who has not yet paid a filing fee or initial appearance - $156.00
Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy - $192.00
Petition for Adult Adoption (PB Case) - $224.00
Petition for Formal Probate (Without Will) - $224.00
(Note: Includes Petition Changing from Informal to Formal, same fee) $8.00
Petition for Formal Probate of Will - $224.00
Petition for Settlement of Claim - $224.00
(Note: If two items are done a petition: i.e., Appoint Conservator make Protective Order, choose the main topic Appoint Conservator and collect appropriate fee)
Petition for Subsequent Administration of an Estate - $224.00
(Note: This is when property of an estate is discovered after an Estate has been
settled. It is not a POST judgment activity Reference A.R.S. 14-3938)
Petition for Supervised Administration - $224.00
Petition to Reopen Probate - $149.00
Post Adjudication Petition - $149.00
Post Judgment Probate Activity - $149.00
Include any action brought before the Court After:
1. Final Order of Distribution;
2. Issuance of Registrar's Certificate;
3. Discharge of Guardian;
4. Discharge of Conservator;
5. Any Order Discharging Guardian/Conservator/ PR& Closing Case
6. Closing Statement Note: Exception is Event Code 592, which is a NEW Petition
Proof of Authority - $224.00
Statement of Informal Probate - $224.00
Transfer from Justice / Municipal Courts
Appellant on LCA (Non-Traffic Civil) - $318.00
Appellee Fee on LCA (Non-Traffic Civil) - $215.00
Jurisdiction Exceeded - $230.00
LCA (JP Civil Traffic Appeal) - $105.00
LCA (Municipal Civil Traffic Appeal) - $105.00
Ownership of Real Property Issue (Defendant) - $230.00
Ownership of Real Property Issue (Plaintiff) - $318.00
Miscellaneous
Affidavit for Bondsman Annual Certification - $30.00
Authentication (Certify / Three Seals) - $90.00
Certification of Documents / Marriage License - $30.00
Certification of Justice of the Peace - $30.00
Certification of Notary Public - $30.00
Comparison / Copy Per Page / Alpha Index Per Page - $0.50
Converted Marriage License (effective 08/21/1998) - $30.00
Copies Not Related to a File - $0.50
Covenant Marriage License (effective 08/21/1998) - $83.00
Deferral of Fees - $30.00
Deferral of Fees Late Charge - $30.00
Dishonored Payment (NSF Charge effective 01/01/00) - $25.00
Exemplification (Certify / Two Seals) - $60.00
Issuance of Foreign Subpoena - $30.00
Jury List - $30.00
Marriage License - $83.00
Marriage License Abstract - $30.00
Marriage License Correction - $30 (plus the cost of certification if needed)
Marriage License Issuing and Recording a Duplicate - $83 (plus the cost of certification if needed)
Miscellaneous Notary Services - $7.00
Miscellaneous Service Fee - $30.00
Includes any of the following:
1. Cash Bond Handling Fee;
2. File Any Paper or Perform Any Act for which a Fee is not Specified
3. Seal record - $2.00
4. Reopen Sealed Case - $2.00
5. Retrieve Bank Records - $2.00
6. Reel of Microfilm - $2.00
7. Issue Process Server ID Replacement Card
8. Pictures (2) Process Servers
9. Research Records to Locate Documents, Per Year - $30
Notary Service - $7.00 per signature
Payment History Record - $30.00
Petition for Emancipation (effective 08/12/05) - $61.00
Postage and Handling Fee - $7.00
Power of Attorney - $30.00
Private Process Server Application - $188.00
Revoked Power of Attorney - $30.00
Stop Payment on Check - $16.00
Subpoena Duces Tecum Issued - $30.00
Subpoena Issued (CV/DO/PB/GC) - $30.00
Trust Monies for DPS Fingerprint Fee - $22.00
Writ of Execution Issued - $30.00
Writ of Garnishment Issued - $30.00
Writ of Restitution Issued - $30.00
Writ of Special Execution Issued - $30.00
