Hunt County Courts at Law Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

550

For the listed applications or motions filed on or after April 1, 2024, the clerk must collect a $550 attorney ad litem retainer deposit unless an affidavit of indigency has been filed; the administrative fee is waived.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED and DECREED that effective APRIL 1, 2024, unless an affidavit of indigency has been filed, in any and all applications or motions listed above filed thereafter, the Clerk of the Court shall collect an Attorney Ad Litem Retainer Deposit in the amount of $550, with administrative fee waived.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

550

Applies to

Attorney ad litem retainer deposit

For the listed applications or motions filed on or after April 1, 2024, the Clerk must collect a $550 Attorney Ad Litem retainer deposit unless an affidavit of indigency has been filed; the administrative fee is waived.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED and DECREED that effective APRIL 1, 2024, unless an affidavit of indigency has been filed, in any and all applications or motions listed above filed thereafter, the Clerk of the Court shall collect an Attorney Ad Litem Retainer Deposit in the amount of $550, with administrative fee waived.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Additional attorney ad litem fee

If the Court orders fees exceeding $550, its order must state how the additional fee will be paid.

If the Court orders payment of more than $550, the order will indicate how the additional fee will be paid.

WARNINGCivil cases

The attorney ad litem deposit must be applied to court-ordered attorney ad litem fees.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED and DECREED that the Attorney Ad Litem Deposit will be used as payment of the Court ordered Attorney Ad Litem fees.

WARNINGCivil cases

The clerk must hold the retainer deposit for attorney ad litem fees until a proper order directs that the fees be taxed as costs in the proceeding.

The Attorney Ad Litem Retainer Deposit shall be held by the Clerk of the Court for the payment of the fees of the Attorney Ad Litem upon a proper order directing the taxing of the same as costs in the proceeding.

WARNINGCivil cases

Any portion of the $550 deposit exceeding the court-ordered fee must be refunded to the applicant.

If the Court orders less than the $550, the excess will be refunded to the applicant.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem retainer deposit

The Clerk must hold the retainer deposit for payment of Attorney Ad Litem fees when a proper order directs that the fees be taxed as costs.

The Attorney Ad Litem Retainer Deposit shall be held by the Clerk of the Court for the payment of the fees of the Attorney Ad Litem upon a proper order directing the taxing of the same as costs in the proceeding.

WARNINGCivil cases

If the court orders fees exceeding $550, its order will specify how the additional fee will be paid.

If the Court orders payment of more than $550, the order will indicate how the additional fee will be paid.

WARNINGCivil cases

The clerk must release the attorney ad litem retainer upon order of the court.

Upon order of this Court, the Clerk of the Court shall release the Attorney Ad Litem Retainer

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem retainer deposit

Upon court order, the Clerk must release the Attorney Ad Litem retainer deposit in accordance with the Court's order.

Upon order of this Court, tbe Clerk of the Court shall release the Attorney Ad Litem Retainer deP. · , inus any interest accumulated, as outlined in the Court' s order.

WARNINGCivil cases

Fee

550

Applies to

Attorney ad litem retainer deposit

The deposit pays court-ordered Attorney Ad Litem fees, and any amount exceeding a fee award below $550 must be refunded to the applicant.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED and DECREED that the Attorney Ad Litem Deposit will be used as payment of the Court ordered Attorney Ad Litem fees. If the Court orders less than the $550, the excess will be refunded to the applicant.

WARNINGCivil cases

Accumulated interest is to be returned to the applicant or, at the applicant’s request, deposited into the named fund.

Any interest accumulated from the ad lit de sit will be returned to the applicant or upon request of the applicant, deposited into the Hunt ener Fund.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Attorney ad litem retainer deposit

Accumulated interest is returned to the applicant or, at the applicant's request, deposited into the Hunt County General Fund.

Any interest accumulated from the ad Ii de sil will be returned to the applicant or upon request of the applicant, deposited into the Hunt ener Fund.