Montgomery County - Fifteenth Circuit Court of Alabama

Filing Fees (Court Costs) - Civil Division Cases

District Civil Court Costs

Please note, there is a Sheriff’s fee of $20 per document served on all cases.

Small Claims

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Up to $1,500.00	$82.00
$1,500.01- $3,000.00	$156.00
$3,000.01- $6,000.00	$245.00
$6,000.01 to $20,000.00 (District Civil)	$277.00

Domestic Relations

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Original filing	$227.00
Modification	$330.00

Workman’s Comp

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Workman’s Comp	$227.00

Civil Filings

Fee Description	Filing Fee
$10,000.01 to $50,000.00	$279.00
Over $50,000.00	$379.00
Counterclaims, cross claim 3rd party, intervener, 3rd party plaintiff (Circuit Civil)	$297.00

Child Support

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Child Support	$134.00

Juvenile

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Dependencies	$142.00
CHINS	$142.00
TR	$142.00
Misdemeanor	$198.00
Felony	$212.50

Subpoena Fees

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Juvenile	$8.00
Civil	$12.00

Additional Plaintiff

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Small Claims cap of $500.00	$50.00
District Civil cap of $500.00	$50.00
Circuit Civil cap of $1,000.00	$100.00

Miscellaneous

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Additional Defendant	$10.00
Attachment	$30.00
Execution	$30.00
Garnishment	$30.00

Income Withholding

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Affidavit For Service	$28.00
Notice of Change	Sheriff or cert mail fee

Motions for Judgments (applies to DV, CV, CS, DR)

Fee Description	Filing Fee
Judgment on Pleadings (ARCP 12(c))	$50.00
Default Judgment (55(b) ARCP)	$50.00
Summary Judgment (56 ARCP)	$50.00

Restricted certified mail fee $11.89 for 1 oz and $12.11 for 2 ounces.

Non-restricted certified mail fee $6.74 for 1 oz and $6.96 for 2 ounces.