General Fees

• Copies (per page) - $ 1.00
• Divorce Packet - $ 10.00
• Note: Annulment or seperation packets are not available. Please see an attorney to properly file these.
• Parent Education - $25 .00
• Duplicate Recording/CD - $ 5.00
• Certified Mail Service/Restricted Delivery - $ 20.00
• Sheriff - Personal Service - $ 25.00
• Secretary of State Service ($20.00 to Secretary of State and $5.00 to clerk) - $ 25.00
• Order of Publication (no fee for issuance by clerk) - $ 0.00
• Note: Party must pay the newspaper directly
• Bond Fee - $ 25.00
• Bail Piece - $ 10.00
• Incoming Fax (per page) - $ 1.00
• Outgoing Fax (per page) - $ 2.00
• Subpoena - $ .50
• Facsimile Transmission - $2.00 (This fee only applies to documents transmitted by the Clerk)
• Abstract - $ 5.00 / County Clerk - $ 11.00
• Writ of Execution - $25.00 / Sheriff - $ 25.00
• Suggestion - $ 25.00 / Sheriff - $ 25.00
• Suggestee Excution - $ 25.00 / Sheriff - $ 25.00
• Writ of Possession - $ 25.00 / Sheriff - $ 25.00
• For all other Post Judgment Executions, please call our office for fee amounts

Filing Fees

• Civil - $ 200.00
• Note: Multiple Plaintiffs are subject to additional filing fees.
  Rule 3 (a)
• Professional Malpractice - $ 280.00
• Counterclaim - $ 200.00
• Cross Claim - $ 200.00
• Third-Party Complaint - $ 200.00
• Motion to Intervene - $ 200.00
• Answer (only in Medical Malpractice) - $ 200.00
• Note: Counterclaim, Cross Claim, Third-Party Complaint, Motion to Intervene, and Answer. WV Code 59-1-11 (a)(6) rule 3 (a)
• Additional Defendants Fee (per defendant) - $ 15.00
• Note: Two or more defendants. This fee also applies to additional defendants, amended complaints, or third-party defendants subsequently named in a pleading. This included "P" civil cases and "CIG" Circuit Court infant guardianship cases. This fee does not apply to civil actions within the Family Court jurisdiction.
  WV Code 59-1-11 (a)(7)
• Magistrate Court Appeal - $ 200.00
• Administrative Appeal - $ 200.00
• Foreign Judgement - $ 200.00
• Habeas Corpus - $ 200.00
• Adoption - $ 200.00
• Divorce - $ 135.00
• Annulment- $ 135.00
• Separate Maintenance/Spousal Support - $ 135.00
• Modification - $ 85.00
• Contempt (no fee) - $ 0.00
• Grandparents Visitation - $ 200.00
• Allocation/Custody - $ 200.00
• Child Support or Paternity - $ 200.00
• Note: No filing fee for UREASA/Foreign Support Order
• Guardianship (adult) - $ 110.00
• Civil Infant Guardianship (CIG) - $ 200.00
• Family Infant Guardianship (FIG) - $ 200.00
• Civil Infant Guardianship Removal (CIGR) - $ 200.00
• Name Change - $ 200.00
• Expungement - $ 200.00 (Additional fees may apply)
• Note: Even though an expungement petition in cases in which a defendant is found not guilty or charges are dismissed (not in exchange for guilty plea) is considered a civil petition, filing fees are not collected (WV Code 61-11-25 (g); Section 11.6) In contrast, a filing fee is collected in expungement petitions when a person was found guilty of a misdemeanor but he or she was between the ages of 18 through 26 or if a person received a pardon.
  WV Code 5-1-16A; 61-11-26

ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE KEEPING WITH WV STATE CODE

Notes: Individuals may elect to use private service companies for service. Fees and costs are not collected from persons with approved waivers.