New Court Clerks Fees – Chancery and Probate
(effective January 1, 2026)
Unless otherwise specified, fees should be paid in advance. Cost bonds only allowed where indicated. These Costs include Clerk Fees, State Litigation and County Litigation Tax.
| Chancery Court | Fee |
|---|---|
| *Does not include service fees | |
| Adoption | $155.75 |
| Category 1 (bond may be used) Contracts, property damage, employment discrimination, civil rights suits, tax disputes, special remedies and cases not otherwise specified. | $354.50 |
| Category 2 Workers comp cases (bond may be used); appeals to circuit from general sessions, city courts and other courts or hearings; transfers from foreign counties; writes of mandamus; condemnation/inverse condemnation; & quo warranto actions. | $279.50 |
| Category 2.1 Restoration of Citizenship and Delayed or Corrected Birth Certificates | $279.50 |
| Category 3 Cases Legitimations, paternity cases, name change, minor settlements, emergency custody, request for removal of custody, petition for contempt, modification of parenting plan, termination of parental rights, orders of protection (fee not required in advance) and other domestic relation matters not otherwise designated. | $179.50 |
| Category 4 Cases Child support enforcement | $154.50 |
| Petition for Chancery Modification | $100.00 |
| Petition for Chancery Contempt | $75.00 |
| Petition for Child Support Modification and Contempt | $75.00 |
| Guardianship | $354.50 |
| Will Contest | $354.50 |
| Petition to approve copy of Will | $354.50 |
| Enforcement of Foreign Judgement | $279.50 |
| Reopen for all other cases not otherwise specified | $75.00 |
| Cross Filings and Counter Complaints | Fee |
|---|---|
| Based on original category filings | |
| Category 1 | $275.00 |
| Category 2 | $200.00 |
| Category 2.1 | $150.00 |
| Category 3 | $100.00 |
| Category 4 | $75.00 |
| Divorce with Minor Children | $250.00 |
| Divorce without Minor Children | $175.00 |
| Other Domestic Relations | Fee |
|---|---|
| *Does not include service fees | |
| Divorce with minor children | $329.50 |
| Divorce without minor children | $254.50 |
| Legal Separation | $177.50 |
| Mental Health Cases | $108.75 |
| Probate | Fee |
|---|---|
| Small Estate, Intestate, Testate, Administrator Ad Litem and Muniment of Title | $354.50 |
| Preparation of a public notice to be published- May be added to filing fee check | $25.00 |
| Notice to creditors-Clinton Courier - Make check payable to Clinton Courier | $25.00 |
| Additional Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration | $7.00 |
| Issuance of any subpoenas and/or citations | $10.00 |
| Petition to reopen estate | $75.00 |
| Petitions in open probate estates - To sell real property; year’s support, exempt property, or homestead; insolvency; or interpretation | $200.00 |
| Filing of an Order - For entering any order on an existing estate, other than closing order, not otherwise designated in this section or elsewhere by law | $20.00 |
| Accounting or settlement - For filing, reviewing, recording, and entering any accounting or settlement | $75.00 |
| Creditor claims against probate estates - (this fee shall also be the fee previously set forth in § 8-21-401 (c)(1)(A) for purposes of filing a claim) | $50.00 |
| Exceptions to any creditor claims against probate estates | $100.00 |
| Conservatorships | Fee |
|---|---|
| Petition for Conservatorship | $354.50 |
| Interim settlements or accountings | $75.00 |
| Preparation of a public notice to be published | $25.00 |
| Child Support | Fee |
|---|---|
| Child support enforcement | $154.50 |
| Enforcement of Foreign Judgement | $279.50 |
| Service of Process | Fee |
|---|---|
| Defendants to be Served in Anderson County - It is preferred to receive a separate check. However, you may make check payable to Anderson County Clerk and Master. The service fee may also be included in the filing fee check. | $52.00 |
| Defendants to be Served Outside of Anderson County - Make checks payable to the Sheriff of appropriate county | $52.00 |
| Summons, Injunctions, Restraining Orders | $52.00 |
| Notice, Show Cause Order, Subpoena | $52.00 |
| Garnishment | $42.00 |
| Bank Levy and/or Property Levy | $52.00 |
| Secretary of State (Make check payable to Secretary of State) | $20.00 |
| Commissioner of Insurance (Make check payable to Commissioner of Insurance) | $15.00 |
| Service by Publication - Clinton Courier (Make check payable to the Clinton Courier) This fee does not include the $25.00 preparation fee. | $65.00 |
| Miscellaneous, Other Chancery Charges And Fees | Fee |
|---|---|
| Post Judgement Requests - (Applies to each requested garnishment, execution, levy, post judgment interrogatory, publication requests, motion to set installment payments and post judgment orders and pleas and Qualified Domestic Relations Order) | $25.00 |
| Issuance of any Subpoenas and/or citations - (in all case types) | $10.00 |
| Continuance Fees | $10.00 |
| Preparation of any public notice to be published | $25.00 |
| Copies (per page) | $0.50 |
| Certified Copies - Additional .50 per page | $5.00 |
| Triple Certification Seal (Acts of Congress) - Additional .50 per page | $7.00 |