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Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County Filing Fees and Waivers

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Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules. This page is scoped to Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Applies to
Complaint

The applicable statutory filing fee type must be selected on the complaint for a domestic new case filing.

Make sure the statutory filing fee type is selected on the complaint.

Applies to
Certain documents requiring statutory filing fees

MiFILE ordinarily has no e-filing charge, but statutory filing fees apply to complaints, motions, garnishments, and other designated documents and are paid by credit card with a transaction fee up to 3%.

There are no fees required to eFile through MiFILE, except for when filing certain documents that require statutory filing fees (such as complaints, motions, garnishments, etc.). Statutory filing fees are paid through MiFILE and subject to a credit card transaction fee up to 3%.

Filing-fee payment is charged to the filer’s credit card at checkout, but a rejected filing’s payment is refunded.

Payment is applied to the filer’s credit card when you Checkout (at the time you submit your filing); if a document is rejected, the payment will be refunded.

Filing payment is charged to the filer's credit card at submission and is refunded if the document is rejected.

Payment is applied to the filer's credit card at the time of submission. If a document is rejected, the payment will be refunded.

Applies to
Statutory document filing fees

Statutory document filing fees carry a 3% credit card transaction fee.

Statutory document filing fees are subject to a credit card transaction fee of 3%.

Common questions about Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County filing fees and waivers rules

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County?

A fee is required for covered filings. The applicable statutory filing fee type must be selected on the complaint for a domestic new case filing.

View ruleSource: page 3, section E. Domestic new case filings

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County?

A fee is required for covered filings. MiFILE ordinarily has no e-filing charge, but statutory filing fees apply to complaints, motions, garnishments, and other designated documents and are paid by credit card with a transaction fee up to 3%.

View ruleSource: page 2, section C. Registration, service and notifications

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County?

The rule addresses filing fees, payment, or waiver procedures. Filing-fee payment is charged to the filer’s credit card at checkout, but a rejected filing’s payment is refunded.

View ruleSource: page 2, section C. Registration, service and notifications

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County?

The rule addresses filing fees, payment, or waiver procedures. Statutory document filing fees carry a 3% credit card transaction fee.

View ruleSource: page 1, section eFiling