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Court Rules

Fort Bend County, TX Filing Fees and Waivers

4 rules from official source documents

Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules.

CRITICAL

Applies to
Wage withholding order

A fee must be paid to the District Clerk to issue the wage withholding order.

3. See the District Clerk to issue the wage withholding order (fee to be paid)

Judge Jetty John Abraham

INFO

A person with a disability cannot be charged for auxiliary aids or services needed for effective communication, and those costs cannot be assessed as court costs.

The Courts and County will not require a person with a disability to pay for auxiliary aids or services needed for effective communication and will not assess those costs as court costs.

Court-level rulesOfficial source

INFO

Standard copy fees may be charged only on the same basis as fees for a standard copy.

Standard copy fees may be charged only to the same extent they would be charged for a standard copy.

Court-level rulesOfficial source

INFO

No additional fee may be charged for making a document accessible or for pages added solely because of the format change.

No additional fee may be charged for converting a document into an accessible format or for extra pages caused solely by the format change.

Court-level rulesOfficial source
Common questions about Fort Bend County, TX filing fees and waivers rules

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Fort Bend County, TX?

Fort Bend County, TX: The rule does not require a fee for the covered filing. A person with a disability cannot be charged for auxiliary aids or services needed for effective communication, and those costs cannot be assessed as court costs.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 3, section 3. GENERAL STANDARDS

Judge Jetty John Abraham: A fee is required for covered filings. A fee must be paid to the District Clerk to issue the wage withholding order.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 3, section A. Divorce

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