Marion County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

300

Applies to

Counterclaim cross claim or third party complaint

A counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint has a $300 filing fee.

Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, Third-Party Complaint $300.00

WARNING

Applies to

Appraiser compensation

Appraiser compensation must be taxed as costs.

B. Compensation for Appraisers shall be taxed as costs.

WARNING

The Court must allow reasonable guardian ad litem or trustee fees, as a flat amount or hourly based on the work required, and tax them as case costs.

The Court shall allow reasonable fees, either in a flat amount, or hourly, depending on the skill, time, or expertise necessary in the matter. These fees shall be taxed as costs in the case.

WARNING

Title examination costs and report premiums are taxed as case costs, calculated using the stated property value or foreclosure balance basis, with any additional amount the court orders.

The cost of the title examination necessary for the preparation of both the preliminary judicial report and the final judicial report together with the premiums for those reports computed as required by the department of insurance, based on the fair market value of the real estate, or in the case of a foreclosure, the principal balance of the mortgage or other lien being foreclosed on or any other additional amount as may be ordered by the court shall be taxed as costs in the case.

WARNING

The Clerk may reject an electronically filed document requiring a fee if the e-filer has not followed the Local Rules' payment mechanism.

The Clerk may reject any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee unless the e-filer has complied with the mechanism established by these Local Rules for the payment of filing fees.

WARNING

Waiving an advance cost deposit does not necessarily waive the costs themselves, which the Court may assess to the litigant as permitted by law.

D. This Court’s decision to grant a litigant a waiver of the advance cost deposit requirement does not need mean that the Court has waived those costs entirely. To the extent permitted by law, the Court may assess court costs to a litigant.

WARNING

The Court will not maintain electronic billing or debit accounts for lawyers or law firms.

The Court will not maintain electronic billing or debit accounts for lawyers or law firms.

WARNING

Fee

200

Applies to

Foreclosure mediation

The Court may refer a case to foreclosure mediation upon a party's request and payment of a $200 total deposit, split equally between the requesting and opposing parties.

The Court may refer cases to foreclosure mediation upon request of a party and payment of the appropriate deposit of $200 total ($100 by the requesting party and $100 by the opposing party).

WARNING

Applies to

Fax filing

The Clerk may require applicable filing fees to be submitted before fax transmission.

The Clerk may require submission of any applicable filing fees in advance of the fax transmission.

WARNING

The Clerk is authorized to charge a Clerk-determined fee for e-filing service, including transmission and per-page charges.

The Court expressly authorizes the Clerk to charge a fee for e-filing service, both for the transmission itself as well as a per-page charge, in an amount determined by the Clerk.

WARNING

Applies to

Real estate appraisal

Appraiser fees for real-estate appraisals in foreclosure actions are set at the amount provided in R.C. 2335.01.

A. The Court hereby fixes appraiser fees for the appraisal of real estate in foreclosure actions in the amount set forth in R.C. 2335.01.

WARNING

The Judges may change the costs schedule, and a change takes effect when posted conspicuously in the Court and Clerk’s Office.

C. The Judges of the Court may modify the schedule of costs, and any modification shall take effect upon posting the new schedule in a conspicuous place in the Court and the Clerk’s Office.

WARNING

Fee

100

Applies to

Foreclosure mediation

Once mediation is initiated, the mediator is entitled to $100 even if the parties settle before the mediation is held.

The mediator shall be entitled to the $100 after mediation is initiated even if the parties reach a settlement prior to the mediation’s being held.

WARNING

The Clerk may impose a surcharge, in an amount the Clerk determines, for using a financial transaction device.

Under R.C. 301.28(E) and (F), the Clerk may assess a surcharge, in an amount determined by the Clerk, for using a financial transaction device.

WARNING

Applies to

Fax filing

The Clerk is authorized to charge a fee for fax transmission and a per-page fee, with the amounts determined by the Clerk.

The Court expressly authorizes the Clerk to charge a fee for fax filing service, both for the transmission itself as well as a per-page charge, in an amount determined by the Clerk.

WARNING

The Clerk may require applicable filing fees to be submitted before accepting an e-filing.

The Clerk may require submission of any applicable filing fees in advance of accepting any e-filing.