Denton County Courts at Law Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem fees and expenses

If approved fees and expenses exceed the deposit, the Clerk must release the $600 deposit to the attorney ad litem within 30 days of the signed order approving fees and expenses.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the Court ordered amount of reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and expenses to be paid to the Attorney Ad l item is more than the $600.00 Retainer Deposit, the clerk shall release the $600.00 Retainer Deposit from the registry of the Denton County Probate Court to the Attorney Ad Litem in the case within thirty (30) days from the Court' s signed Order approving attorney' s fees and expenses.

CRITICAL

Applicable court costs and fees must be paid before electronically submitted documents are accepted, and payment may be made by debit or credit card in the electronic filing manager.

No documents electronically submitted via the electronic filing manager shall be accepted by the clerk until the applicable court costs and fees have been paid. Court costs and fees may be paid by debit card and credit card within the electronic filing manager.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

600

Applies to

Determination of heirship application

For each determination-of-heirship application filed on or after February 1, 2025, the Clerk must collect a $600 retainer deposit, with the administrative fee waived.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that as provided in Tex. Est. Code § 53 .052(a), for all applications for Determination of Heirship filed on or after February 1, 2025 , the Clerk of the Court shall collect a Retainer Deposit in the amount of $600.00, with administrative fee waived, in every cause in which an application for determination of heirship is filed .

CRITICAL

Applies to

Occupational driver license application

A proper civil filing fee is assessed for occupational driver's license applications.

the proper civil filing fee shall be assessed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Severed claim

A severed claim filed as a new case is subject to the Clerk's required filing fees.

A severed claim filed as a new case is subject to all filing fees required by the Clerk.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Retainer deposit refund

After paying the attorney ad litem, the Clerk must return the remaining deposit to the Applicant within 30 days of the signed order approving fees and expenses.

After payment to the Ad Litem, the Clerk shall then release from the Registry of the Denton County Probate Court the remaining amount of the Retainer Deposit to the Applicant within thirty (30) days from the Court's signed Order approving attorney' s fees and expenses.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem fees and expenses

If the approved fees and expenses are less than the deposit and the attorney ad litem has been discharged, the Clerk must pay the approved amount from the deposit to the attorney ad litem pursuant to the court's order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the Court ordered amount of reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and expenses to be paid to the Attorney Ad Litem is less than the $600.00 Retainer Deposit and the Attorney Ad Litem has been discharged from his or her duty, the Clerk shall release from the Retainer Deposit to the Attorney Ad Litem pursuant to the Court' s order the amount for reasonable and necessary attorney' s fees and expenses approved in the case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New case filing for severed claim

A severed claim must be filed as a new case in the same Court, and a filing fee is required as in all new cases.

Whenever a motion to sever is granted, the severed claim shall be filed as a new case in the same Court and shall be assigned a new cause number by the District Clerk. A filing fee is required as in all new cases.

CRITICAL

Applies to

No fee documents

No Fee Documents Proposed Order Request Statement of Inability to Afford Costs Transfer (County Use Only) (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Establishment (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Paternity (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Interstate - No TX Cause (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Interstate - Existing TX Cause (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Enforcement (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Intervention (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Other - Billed (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Other - Not Billed (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Capias/Writ (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Service Documents

No Fee Documents Proposed Order Request Statement of Inability to Afford Costs Transfer (County Use Only) (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Establishment (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Paternity (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Interstate - No TX Cause (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Interstate - Existing TX Cause (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Enforcement (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Intervention (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Other - Billed (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Other - Not Billed (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Capias/Writ (Title IV-D OAG Use Only) Service Documents

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem fees and expenses

The Applicant must pay any remaining attorney ad litem fees owed under the signed court order within 30 days.

The remaining balance of the attorney ' s fees owed to the Attorney Ad Litem shall be paid by the Applicant in accordance with the Court' s signed Order within thirty (30) days.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Motion (No Fee)

Motion (No Fee)

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

600

Applies to

Guardianship application

For guardianship applications filed on or after February 1, 2025, the Clerk must collect a $600 retainer deposit, with the administrative fee waived, except for applications by persons described in the cited statutes.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that as provided in Tex. Est. Code § 1053.052(a), for all applications for guardianship filed on or after February 1, 2025 , the Clerk of the Court shall collect a Retainer Deposit in the amount of $600.00, with administrative fee waived, in every cause in which an application for guardianship is filed other than those applications filed by persons described in Tex. Est. Code § 1053.052(c) and Tex. Est. Code§ 1155.151(a-2).

WARNING

If a credit card payment is declined, the filer must resubmit using a valid payment method.

Credit Card was declined. Please resubmit with a valid method of payment.

WARNING

Applies to

Additional service

A clerk may offer statutory additional services, which are charged in addition to filing fees.

A clerk may offer additional services as outlined in statute that are charged in addition to any filing fees.

WARNING

Applies to

No fee documents

No Fee Documents

No Fee Documents

WARNING

When submitted fees are insufficient, the filer must resubmit with the correct case and filing type and identify the omitted fees.

Fees submitted are insufficient. Please resubmit your filing with the correct case and type /filing type. <provide short summary as to what fees were not included>

WARNING

Applies to

Document copies

The clerk charges copying costs, and a respondent seeking a waiver must obtain a court order.

Th,e clerks shall charge for copying costs. If the respondent is seeking a waiver of such costs, he/sh1e must obtain a court order waiving fees.