Calloway Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

150

Applies to

Warning order attorney request

A Warning Order Attorney is requested by motion, and the filer must pay $150.00 when filing the request toward the attorney's future services.

A. A Warning Order Attorney shall be appointed upon request by motion. When filing a motion requesting a Warning Order Attorney, the filer of the request must pay $150.00 at the time of filing of said request to be applied toward the future services of the Warning Order Attorney

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition and applicable motion

Required filing fees must accompany petitions and applicable motions unless the Court permits in forma pauperis status; that status does not determine the final allocation of costs and fees.

Unless permitted by the Court to proceed in forma pauperis, filing fees (as are required by the Kentucky Court of Justice, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and Kentucky Revised Statutes) shall accompany the filing of the petition and applicable motions. When a litigant is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, such determination allows the petition or motion to progress, but is not a final allocation of costs and fees. Absent the parties' agreement, the Court will determine this allocation in the final disposition of the matter.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$150

Applies to

Guardian ad litem request

A filer requesting a Guardian Ad Litem in an adoption action must pay the Circuit Court Clerk $150 at filing toward future services.

When making a request for a Guardian Ad Litem for a child(ren) in an adoption action, the filer of the request must pay to the Circuit Court Clerk at the time of filing of said request, $150.00 up front to be applied toward the future services of the Guardian Ad Litem.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Guardian ad litem appointment

The fee must be paid before the Guardian Ad Litem is appointed and is applied toward future services.

that will be required to be paid prior to the Guardian Ad Litem being appointed, and that fee will be applied toward the future services of the Guardian Ad Litem.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$150

Applies to

Guardian ad litem request

For a termination of parental rights action not brought by the Cabinet, the filer requesting a Guardian Ad Litem must pay the Circuit Court Clerk $150 at filing toward future services.

When making a request for a Guardian Ad Litem for a child(ren) in a termination of parental rights action not brought by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the filer of the request must pay to the Circuit Court Clerk at the time of filing of said request, $150.00 up front to be applied toward the future services of the Guardian Ad Litem.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Friend of the court request

A Friend of the Court request must be set for motion hour; if granted, the court may assign a fee payable before appointment and applied toward future services.

1. When filing a motion requesting the Family Court for a Friend of the Court, the request must be set for motion hour, and, if the motion is granted, the Family Court, in its discretion, will assign a fee that will be required to be paid prior to the Friend of the Court being appointed, and that fee will be applied toward the future services of the Friend of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order referring case to master commissioner for judicial sale

2. An Order Referring Case to Master Commissioner for Judicial Sale (and payment of the Administrative Procedures Part IV, section II (11) administrative Fee to the Circuit Court Clerk) must be entered prior to an Order of Sale being distributed by the Clerk to the Master commissioner and the Master Commissioner undertaking the Order of Sale.

2. An Order Referring Case to Master Commissioner for Judicial Sale (and payment of the Administrative Procedures Part IV, section II (11) administrative Fee to the Circuit Court Clerk) must be entered prior to an Order of Sale being distributed by the Clerk to the Master commissioner and the Master Commissioner undertaking the Order of Sale.

CRITICAL

Fee

$150

Applies to

Affidavit for warning order attorney

An affiant submitting an affidavit for a Warning Order Attorney must pay $150.00 toward the attorney’s future services.

Upon submitting an affidavit for a Warning Order Attorney, the affiant must pay $150.00 to be applied toward the future services of the Warning Order Attorney.

WARNING

Fee

50

Applies to

Case reopening

The $50 fee for reopening a case after six months does not apply to Motions for Contempt or Motions for Rule.

With regard to FCRPP 3(6) the "$50 reopen after six months fee" does not apply to Motions for Contempt/Motions for Rule.