Marshall County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

After an order approves a motion requesting compensation, the Circuit Clerk must pay remitted fees to the Guardian Ad Litem.

3. The Circuit Clerk shall pay any remitted fees to the Guardian Ad Litem upon the Order of approval of a motion requesting compensation.

CRITICALCivil cases

After an order approves a motion requesting compensation, the Circuit Clerk must pay remitted fees to the Warning Order Attorney.

C. The Circuit Clerk shall pay any remitted fees to the Warning Order Attorney upon the Order of approval of a motion requesting compensation.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

150

Applies to

Motion requesting warning order attorney

The filer must pay $150 when filing a motion requesting a Warning Order Attorney, and the fee will be applied to future services.

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 or applicable motion

Required filing fees must accompany petitions and applicable motions unless the Court permits in forma pauperis proceedings; the final allocation of costs and fees is determined later absent agreement.

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

The required fee must be paid before the Guardian Ad Litem is appointed and will be applied to 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

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

After an order approves a motion requesting compensation, the Circuit Clerk must pay remitted fees to the Friend of the Court.

B. The Circuit Clerk shall pay any remitted fees to the Friend of the Court upon the Order of approval of a motion requesting compensation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order referring case for judicial sale

The specified administrative fee must be paid to the Circuit Court Clerk before the Order of Sale is distributed to the Master Commissioner.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$150

Applies to

Guardian ad litem request

A filer requesting a Guardian Ad Litem in a termination of parental rights action not brought by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services 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.

CRITICAL

Fee

$150

Applies to

Affidavit for warning order attorney

An affiant submitting an affidavit for a Warning Order Attorney must pay $150 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion requesting friend of the court

If the motion is granted, the Family Court may assign a fee that must be paid before the Friend of the Court is appointed and will be applied to future services.

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.

WARNING

Fee

50

Applies to

Case reopening after six months

The $50 fee for reopening a case after six months does not apply to motions for contempt or motions for rule.

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

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Motion for compensation

The Circuit Clerk must pay remitted fees to the Guardian Ad Litem when an order approving a motion for compensation is entered.

The Circuit Clerk shall pay any remitted fees to the Guardian Ad Litem upon the Order of approval of a motion requesting compensation.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Paternity or dependency neglect and abuse action

Guardian Ad Litem fees in paternity and dependency, neglect, and abuse actions are governed by statute.

The Guardian Ad Litem fee in actions regarding paternity actions and/or dependency, neglect and abuse actions are governed by statute.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Guardian ad litem motion

A Guardian Ad Litem motion in a dissolution or custody action must be set for motion hour, and the court may assign a fee if it grants the motion.

When filing a motion in the Family Court for a Guardian Ad Litem in dissolutions of marriage actions and custody actions, the request must be set for motion hour, and, if the motion is granted, the Family Court, in its discretion, will assign a fee

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Termination of parental rights action

Guardian Ad Litem fees in termination of parental rights actions brought by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services are governed by statute.

The Guardian Ad Litem fees in a termination of parental rights action brought by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is governed by statute.