Dallas County Courts at Law Filing Fees and Waivers
2 rules from official source documents
Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules.
- Applies to
- Severed claim
Before a severed claim receives a new cause number, the plaintiff's attorney must meet the Clerk's deposit-for-costs requirement.
Before the severed claim is assigned a new cause number, the attorney for plaintiff in the new cause shall meet the Clerk's requirement concerning deposit for costs.
Civil cases
- Fee
- 600
- Applies to
- Application for guardianship
Applications for guardianship filed on or after November 1, 2023, require a $600 deposit toward the attorney ad litem fee.
ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that, for all applications filed on or after November 1, 2023, the amounts to be deposited towards the fee for the attorney ad litem shall be in the amount stated below: Application for Guardianship: $600.00 Application for Determination of Heirship: $600.00
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Dallas County Courts at Law?
A fee is required for covered filings. Before a severed claim receives a new cause number, the plaintiff's attorney must meet the Clerk's deposit-for-costs requirement.
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