Cowlitz County Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Adoption finalization costs

An unrepresented party must provide the Clerk's Office a check for the total adoption-finalization costs at least five days before the scheduled hearing, including costs to send documents to the State and for requested certified copies.

When a party is proceeding without representation by an attorney, the party must, five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing date to complete the adoption, must i) provide to the Court Clerk’s Office a check in the amount to cover the total costs to finalize the adoption. The costs are to include the amount needed by the Court Clerk’s Office to send the documents to the State of Washington and for any requested certified copies of the final Decree of Adoption;

CRITICAL

Cases assigned to arbitration require payment in full before an arbitrator is assigned; business checks or money orders should be payable to the Clerk’s Office.

A fee will be charged for all cases assigned to arbitration. Business checks or money orders should be made payable to the Clerk’s Office. No arbitrator will be assigned until the fee is paid in full.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing fee waiver application

A fee-waiver application in Superior Court must be approved by a judge if the appealing party was found liable in an infraction or other civil matter and was not declared indigent in the court of limited jurisdiction; the County Clerk’s Office furnishes application forms.

If the party seeking to appeal has had judgment rendered against him or her in an infraction or other civil matter and has not been declared indigent in a court of limited jurisdiction, any application for a waiver of filing fee in Superior Court must be approved by a judge of the Superior Court. The County Clerk’s Office will furnish application forms for such fee waiver.

CRITICAL

The request process is subject to a filing fee payable to the Cowlitz County Clerk’s Office under RCW 36.18.016(26).

This process is subject to the filing fee to be paid to the Cowlitz County Clerk’s Office pursuant to RCW 36.18.016(26).

WARNING

Applies to

Ex parte finalization of dissolution

An ex parte fee is required to finalize dissolution matters ex parte.

There shall be an ex parte fee for finalization of dissolution matters ex parte.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies of documents and orders

Copies of documents and orders may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office for a fee.

You can obtain copies of documents and orders from the Superior Court Clerk’s Office for a fee.