Fallon County District Court, Montana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

0.5

Applies to

Pleading filed by fax or email

Filing a pleading by fax or email costs 50 cents per page in criminal and civil proceedings.

As dictated by statute, the fee for filing a pleading by fax or email in all criminal and civil proceedings shall be 50 cents per page.

CRITICAL

Fee

120

Applies to

Contested motion to amend final parenting plan

A contested motion to amend a final parenting plan, including a qualifying custody decree or order, requires a $120 filing fee; the motion is deemed contested unless both parties stipulate when it is filed.

F. Section 25-1-201, M.C.A., provides for a $120 filing fee to file a contested petition (motion) for amendment of a final parenting plan. Pursuant to Section 40-4-219(7), M.C.A., a prior parenting plan means a parenting determination contained in a judicial decree or order made in a parenting proceeding. Therefore, a final custody decree or order qualifies as a “final parenting plan” in determining whether a new filing fee is due. A motion to amend parenting plan (custody decree) is deemed contested unless both parties stipulate to the motion at the time it is filed with the Court.

CRITICAL

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Copies of papers on file

Providing copies of papers on file by fax, email, or other electronic means costs 25 cents per page in criminal and civil proceedings.

The fee for providing copies of papers on file in the Clerk’s office by fax, e-mail or other electronic means in all criminal and civil proceedings shall be 25 cents per page.

CRITICAL

Counsel must pay any required filing fee when filing or as otherwise arranged with the Clerk of Court.

If a filing fee is required, counsel shall pay the required filing fee at the time of filing, or as otherwise arranged with the Clerk of Court.

CRITICAL

The person filing a document must pay required fees in the manner and within the time required by the Clerk.

It shall be the obligation of the person filing the document to pay any required fees in the manner and within the time required by the Clerk of Court.

WARNING

Charges may be assessed for use of JVN for non-court business.

Charges for the use of JVN may be assessed.