Sullivan County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

Fee

20 dollars

In the alternative that a party to a Dissolution Action claims financial hardship, the Courts have established an Alternative Dispute Resolution Fund Plan where in the Clerk is accessing a Twenty Dollar ($20.00) fee in all dissolution and juvenile paternity actions to be utilized primarily for indigent or low-income litigants, whether represented by counsel or not, to assist them in paying for the costs of parental counseling. The Courts have further established a Sliding Scale Fee Schedule that will be used to determine each litigant’s contribution towards the costs of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Those parties having the financial resources will be responsible for directly paying for the costs of parental counseling.

In the alternative that a party to a Dissolution Action claims financial hardship, the Courts have established an Alternative Dispute Resolution Fund Plan where in the Clerk is accessing a Twenty Dollar ($20.00) fee in all dissolution and juvenile paternity actions to be utilized primarily for indigent or low-income litigants, whether represented by counsel or not, to assist them in paying for the costs of parental counseling. The Courts have further established a Sliding Scale Fee Schedule that will be used to determine each litigant’s contribution towards the costs of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Those parties having the financial resources will be responsible for directly paying for the costs of parental counseling.

Fee

25 dollars

A defendant who is not indigent and fails to timely pay court costs, a fine, or a civil penalty must pay a $25 late fee, which the court may suspend for good cause.

(1) If a Defendant is found, to have: (A) committed a crime; (B) violated a statute defining an infraction; (C) violated an ordinance of a municipal corporation; or (D) committed a delinquent act. (2) The defendant is required to pay: (A) court costs, including fees; (B) a fine; or (C) a civil penalty. (3) The defendant is not determined by the court imposing the court costs, fine, or civil penalty to be indigent. (4) The defendant fails to pay to the clerk the costs, fine, or civil penalty in full before the later of the following: (A) The end of the business day on which the court enters the conviction or judgment. (B) The end of the period specified in a payment schedule set for the payment of court costs, fines, and civil penalties under rules adopted for the operation of the court. The clerk of a court shall collect a late payment fee of twenty-five dollars ($ 25) from the Defendant. A court may suspend a late payment fee if the court finds that the plaintiff or defendant has demonstrated good cause for failure to make timely payment of the fee.

Fee

20 dollars

A $20 fee is assessed in all dissolution and juvenile paternity actions to help cover alternative dispute resolution costs, with contributions determined on a sliding scale and parties with financial resources paying directly.

In the event a party to a Juvenile Paternity Action or Dissolution Action claims financial hardship, the Courts have established an Alternative Dispute Resolution Fund Plan where in the Clerk is accessing a Twenty Dollar ($20.00) fee in all dissolution and juvenile paternity actions to be utilized primarily for indigent or low-income litigants, whether represented by counsel or not, to assist them in paying for the costs of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The Courts have further established a Sliding Scale Fee Schedule that will be used to determine each litigant’s contribution towards the costs of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Those parties having the financial resources will be responsible for directly paying for the costs of Alternative Dispute Resolution.