Court of Common Pleas of Greene County, Pennsylvania Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

500

Applies to

Master in divorce appointment

Before a Master in Divorce is appointed, the parties must pay and deposit a $500 fee with the Greene County Prothonotary.

Prior to the appointment of a Master in Divorce, the parties shall pay a fee of $500.00 which shall be deposited with the Greene County Prothonotary.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Discontinuance praecipe

All costs due to the Prothonotary must be paid for the praecipe discontinuance to be accepted.

if all costs due the Prothonotary have been paid.

CRITICAL

Fee

50

Applies to

Continuance request

A party requesting an additional continuance must pay the Prothonotary a $50 fee when making the request.

b. A party requesting an additional continuance shall pay to the Prothonotary a Continuance Fee of $50.00 at the time of the continuance request.

CRITICAL

Fee

2000

Applies to

Master in divorce proceeding

An additional $2,000 must be deposited before each additional calendar day of proceedings before the Master.

An additional $2,000.00 shall be deposited prior to each additional calendar day of proceeding before the Master in Divorce.

CRITICAL

Fee

400

Applies to

Arbitration

The parties must pay a $400 arbitration fee to the Prothonotary, allocated equally unless the moving party pays it in full or the Court orders otherwise; arbitrators are not appointed until it is paid.

6. The parties shall pay a fee of $400.00 and that fee shall be deposited with the Greene County Prothonotary. The allocations of cost shall be a 50%/50% split, payment by the moving party in full or as established by order of Court. The Arbitrators shall not be appointed until the fee is paid in full.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Arbitration

A settlement within five days of the hearing or untimely settlement notice requires payment of arbitration costs, allocated between plaintiffs and defendants unless otherwise agreed and due within five days after the scheduled hearing.

b. If a settlement occurs within five (5) days of the scheduled arbitration hearing, or if the parties fail to timely notify the assigned Judge and Court Administration, the parties shall pay the Arbitration costs. - c. The arbitration costs shall be set at $100.00 for the Case Manager of the arbitration panel, and $75.00 for each additional Arbitrator of the arbitration panel. - d. Such arbitration costs are to be paid to the Prothonotary by the parties, with fifty percent (50%) contribution from the plaintiff(s), jointly and severally, and fifty percent (50%) contribution from the defendant(s), jointly and severally, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties. - e. Such payment shall be made within five (5) days of the scheduled arbitration hearing.

CRITICAL

Fee

325

Applies to

Board of View appointment

Before a Board of View is appointed, the petitioning party must deposit $325 with the Prothonotary; costs are divided evenly unless the moving party pays in full or the Court orders otherwise, and the fee must be paid in full before appointment.

Prior to the appointment of a Board of View, the petitioning party shall deposit a fee of $325.00 with the Greene County Prothonotary. The cost shall be divided evenly between the parties or payment by the petitioning/moving party in full or as established by order of Court. A Board of View shall not be appointed until the fee is paid in full.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Continuance request

A party requesting a continuance within 72 hours of the scheduled arbitration must pay the stated arbitration costs when requesting it, without affecting other applicable arbitration costs.

c. A party requesting any continuance within seventy-two (72) hours of the scheduled arbitration time shall pay to the Prothonotary the Arbitration Costs at the time of the continuance request. Such Arbitration costs shall be set at $100.00 for the Chairperson of the arbitration panel, and $75.00 for each additional Arbitrator of the arbitration panel. Such payment shall not impact the applicability of any other Arbitration costs.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appeal from arbitration

The appealing party must pay the Prothonotary the lesser of $400 or 50% of the amount in controversy as nonrecoverable compensation for the Arbitrators.

2. The appealing party shall pay to the Prothonotary the sum of $400.00 or fifty percent (50%) of the amount in controversy, whichever is less, as compensation for the Arbitrators which shall not be taxed as costs or be recoverable in any proceeding.

CRITICAL

Fee

2000

Applies to

Master in divorce hearing

If conciliation does not result in an agreement, the parties must deposit $2,000 per calendar day with the Prothonotary before the Master schedules a hearing.

In the event no agreement is reached through conciliation and prior to the Master in Divorce scheduling a hearing, the parties shall deposit with the Greene County Prothonotary a fee of $2,000.00 per calendar day.

WARNING

Fee

500

Applies to

Master in divorce conciliation

The Master in Divorce receives a $500 fee for presiding over conciliation.

The Master shall receive a fee of $500.00 for presiding over the conciliation.

WARNING

The Prothonotary may release payments to the Master or stenographer only pursuant to a Court Order.

The Prothonotary shall only release payment to the Master in Divorce and/or stenographer pursuant to Court Order.

WARNING

Applies to

Board of View member compensation

Board members shall receive mileage at the annual rate established by Greene County.

In addition to the fee mentioned above, the board members shall be paid mileage at the annual rate as established by the County of Greene.

WARNING

Fee

100

Applies to

Board of View member compensation

Each of the two remaining Board of View members shall be paid $100.00.

The two (2) remaining members shall be appointed by the Court and shall be paid $100.00.

WARNING

Fee

1000

Applies to

Master in divorce hearing

For each calendar day of hearing, $1,000 of the deposit is paid to the Master and the remainder is held to reimburse the stenographer.

The Master in Divorce shall be paid $1,000.00 per calendar day of hearing with the remaining monies to be on deposit as a fund for the reimbursement of the stenographer.

WARNING

Applies to

Appeal

For cause shown, the Court may allow an appeal to proceed in forma pauperis.

The Court, for cause shown, may permit an appeal to proceed in forma pauperis.

WARNING

The stated costs are divided evenly between the parties, paid in full by the moving party, or allocated as established by court order.

The cost as stated above shall be divided evenly between the parties or by payment of the moving party in full or as established by order of Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Continuance request

At the Court’s discretion, each party may receive one continuance without a fee.

a. At the Court's discretion, each party may be granted one (1) continuance without imposition of any fee.

WARNING

Fee

125

Applies to

Board of View member compensation

The Board of View chairperson shall be paid $125.00.

One shall be a chairperson appointed by the Court and shall be paid $125.00.

INFO

The Master may reallocate fees paid by the parties in the Master's report.

The Master is granted discretion to reallocate any fees paid by the parties in the Master's report.

INFO

Fees and costs must be set by Administrative Order and recorded in the specified docket in the Prothonotary's Office.

Fees and costs shall be set by Administrative Order and recorded in the Prothonotary's Office in the Court Administration Docket.