Filing costs for dissolution, custody, and other family law matters
Everyone wants to know how much their family law matter is going to cost. Your legal fees — well, that’s a matter between you and your attorney. Do you need a custody evaluation? That requires a professional, and will cost between $500-$7,000. If your case is complex, you might need experts to testify.
But here’s some good news: your filing fees can be easily quantified, because they’re set by the circuit courts each year.
The circuit you file in depends on where you or the other party (depending on the facts of your case) reside. So, for example, if you’re in Washington County, you or your lawyer will hoof it out to Hillsboro to file your paperwork, even if you’re way out in King City. Barring unusual circumstances, your case will stay in that circuit until it’s resolved.
Here are some of the common filing fees in the Portland Metro Area for 2008.
Clackamas County Circuit Court: (Effective April 1, 2008)
adoption (petition): $100
adoption (objecting party): $98
annulment (petition): $380
annulment (response): $304
child custody or support (petition): $370
child custody or support (response): $294
child custody or support (motion to modify): $100
child custody or support (response to motion): $75
dissolution of marriage (petition): $381
dissolution of marriage (response): $304
dissolution of marriage (motion to modify): $150
dissolution of marriage (response to motion): $115
family abuse prevention act (all): $0
filing/docketing foreign child custody determination: $41
paternity/filiation (petition): $370
paternity/filiation (response): $294
Multnomah County Circuit Court (Effective January 1 2008)
adoption (petition): $100
adoption (objecting party): $98
annulment (petition): $380
annulment (response): $254
child custody or support (petition): $370
child custody or support (response): $244
child custody or support (motion to modify): $200
child custody or support (response to motion): $100
dissolution of marriage (petition): $381
dissolution of marriage (response): $254
dissolution of marriage (motion to modify): $253
dissolution of marriage (response to motion): $140
family abuse prevention act (all): $0
filing/docketing foreign child custody determination: $41
paternity/filiation (petition): $370
paternity/filiation (response): $244
Washington County Circuit Court (Effective January 1 2008 and April 1 2008)
adoption (petition): $100
adoption (objecting party): $98
annulment (petition): $330
annulment (response): $263
child custody or support (petition): $320
child custody or support (response): $253
child custody or support (motion to modify): $55
child custody or support (response to motion): $55
dissolution of marriage (petition): $331
dissolution of marriage (response): $263
dissolution of marriage (motion to modify): $108
dissolution of marriage (response to motion): $95
family abuse prevention act (all): $0
filing/docketing foreign child custody determination: $41
paternity/filiation (petition): $320
paternity/filiation (response): $253
