Montgomery County, TX Filing Fees and Waivers

Civil cases

Applies to

Severance

The party seeking severance must pay all applicable clerk filing fees for the clerk to assign a new file date and cause number, and the severance order may be vacated if the fees are not paid.

Unless otherwise specified in the order of severance, if a severance is granted, the new case will be assigned to the court where the original case is pending and the clerk of the court will assign a new file date and a new cause number to the now severed case upon payment of all clerk fees by the party which sought the severance. A severance order remains interlocutory and subject to being vacated if the applicable clerk's filing fees are not paid.

Applies to

Severance

The clerk assigns a new file date and cause number to a severed case after the party seeking severance pays all clerk fees, unless the severance order specifies otherwise.

5.1 Unless otherwise specified in the order of severance, if a severance is granted, the new case will be assigned to the court where the original case is pending and the clerk of the court will assign a new file date and a new cause number to the now severed case upon payment of all clerk fees by the party which sought the severance.

Applies to

Severance

A severance order remains interlocutory and subject to vacatur until the requesting party pays any applicable clerk filing fees.

5.2 A severance order which is granted remains interlocutory and subject to being vacated, even if a new case is created because a severance is conditionally filed, unless and until any applicable clerk's filing fees are paid by the party requesting the severance.