Delaware County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hearing subpoena

A party requiring the GAL to attend or testify must pay the GAL in advance for the anticipated hearing time.

If a party requires the GAL to attend a hearing and/or to testify at a hearing, the party shall issue a subpoena to the GAL at least Ten (10) Days prior to the hearing date. The party issuing the subpoena is responsible to pay the GAL in advance for the time anticipated to attend the hearing.

CRITICAL

Fee

$2000

Applies to

Track one gal appointment

The requesting party must pay the GAL $2,000 in advance before work begins, and may be required to pay additional fees.

For Track One appointments, the party requesting the GAL appointment shall pay the following fees in advance to the GAL, and the GAL shall have no obligation to commence work until the party pays the fees: $2,000.00. This is not the entire fee, and the party requesting the Track One GAL appointment may be required to pay additional fees to the GAL.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New case

The petitioner must pay the appropriate filing fee for the new case.

The petitioner shall pay the appropriate filing fee.

CRITICAL

Fee

$1500

Applies to

Track two gal appointment

The requesting party must pay the GAL $1,500 in advance before work begins; the court anticipates that the work needed for recommendations will not exceed that amount.

For Track Two appointments, the party requesting the GAL appointment shall pay the following fees in advance to the GAL, and the GAL shall have no obligation to commence work until the party pays the fees: $1,500.00. It is anticipated that the GAL will complete the work necessary to make recommendations without exceeding $1,500.00.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript index and table of contents

Index and table-of-contents pages are charged at the applicable per-page transcript preparation rate for county, state, or private cases.

The Index and Table of Contents pages shall be charged at the per page rate being charged for transcript preparation either for county, state or private cases.

WARNING

Fee

$35

Applies to

Transcript under eight pages

A minimum fee of up to $35.00 per transcript is allowed for transcripts shorter than eight pages.

A minimum fee up to $35.00 per transcript shall be allowed for transcripts under eight (8) pages.

WARNING

Fee

$5.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum preparation fee for county indigent, state indigent, and private transcripts is $5.50 per page, including cover pages.

The maximum per page fee a court reporter may charge for the preparation of a county indigent, State indigent, or private transcript shall be $5.50, including cover pages;

WARNING

Fee

$7.5

Applies to

Expedited transcript

An expedited transcript in a county case, requested for completion within three days, is charged at $7.50 per page.

The fee for an “expedited” transcript (preparation within three (3) days) on a county case shall be $7.50 per page.

WARNING

Fee

$8.5

Applies to

Rush overnight transcript

An indigent rush or overnight transcript requested for completion within 24 hours or less is charged at $8.50 per page.

If a court reporter is requested to prepare an indigent “rush/overnight” transcript (preparation within twenty-four (24) hours or less), the per page fee shall be $8.50.

WARNING

Fee

$1

Applies to

Paper copy of transcript

A paper copy of a transcript provided to the Public Defender’s Office or Prosecutor’s Office is charged at $1.00 per page.

$1.00 per page for a paper copy of a transcript provided to the Public Defender’s Office or the Prosecutor’s Office;

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript and exhibit binder binding

A court reporter may charge a budget-based hourly labor rate for binding transcripts and exhibit binders, ordinarily for no more than two hours; unusual circumstances may permit a recapitulation for additional hours.

An additional labor charge approximating the hourly rate based upon the court reporter’s annual fixed compensation as reflected in the court budget, may be charged for the time spent binding the transcript and exhibit binders. The labor charge shall not exceed two (2) hours, unless unusual circumstances permit the submission of a recapitulation enumerating the hours spent beyond the two (2) hour base.

WARNING

Fee

0.5 cents

Applies to

Exhibit

.50¢ per exhibit.

.50¢ per exhibit.

WARNING

For an approved 10% cash bond, the Clerk must retain an administrative fee equal to 10% of the deposit or $50, whichever is less.

If the Court approves such a bond, the Clerk shall retain from the deposit an administrative fee of Ten Percent (10%) of the deposit, or Fifty Dollars ($50.00), whichever is less, and a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) pursuant to I.C. 35-33-8-3.2(d) to remit to the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund for deposit in the Special Death Benefit Fund.

INFO

Applies to

Gal fee reimbursement petition

A party who paid Track One GAL fees may petition the court at any time for reimbursement or contribution from the other party.

The party paying the fees may petition the court at any time for reimbursement or contribution from the other party toward GAL fees.