Wheatland county
District Court
Fee Schedule
Fee Schedule
SEC. 25-1-201, 25-1-202, 3-1-317, 50-15-301, 25-9-506, MCA
| Adoptions — filing petition | $105.00 |
| Amendment of Parenting Plan — contested only (does not apply to cases dealing with child support only) | $120.00 |
| Appeal from Lower Court — does not apply to Small Claims cases | $30.00 |
| Appeal from District Court to Supreme Court — cost of mailing case to Supreme Court can also be required | $5.00 |
| Appearance — for the appearance of each defendant or each respondent | $70.00 |
| Authentication / Exemplification — for authenticated or exemplified copies for out-of-state jurisdictions | $6.00 |
| Certification — for certification with a seal | $2.00 |
| Civil Commencement of Action – for each action or proceeding from the plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant (includes Invalidity), also name change/guardianship | $120.00 |
| Copy of Decree of Dissolution — for each copy of a decree (separately-filed parenting plans or property settlement agreements not included) (does not include certification) | $10.00 |
| Copy of Marriage License — for each copy of a marriage license (does not include certification) | $5.00 |
| Copies of Other Documents — $1.00 per page for first ten pages, $0.50 per page thereafter Electronic Image — $0.25 per page | |
| Declaration of Marriage – for filing and recording the declaration | $53.00 |
| Dissolution Commencement of Action — for filing petition (includes Summary and Joint Dissolution) | $200.00 |
| Executions / Writs of Assistance / Orders of Sale — for issuance | $25.00 |
| Foreign Judgment — for filing authenticated copy and docketing (no cost for registering out-of-state custody decrees & support orders, 40-5-173, MCA) | $90.00 |
| Foreign Probate — with certificate | $85.00 |
| Intervention Complaint — for filing a compliant in intervention | $80.00 |
| Judgments — for entry of judgment from prevailing party | $50.00 |
| Legal Separation Commencement of Action — for filing petition | $180.00 |
| Marriage License Issuance — for issuing, filing and recording marriage | $60.00 |
| Marriage License — Double Proxy | $83.00 |
| Notarization / Oath and Jurat — for each notarization with Court seal | $1.00 |
| Probate / Guardianship / Conservatorship Commencement of Action — for filing Formal/Informal or Ancillary Petition | $100.00 |
| Searches — $2.00 per name per year up to 7 years, $1.00 per name thereafter (no maximum charge limit) | |
| Substitution of Judge — for each motion filed (not in criminal cases) | $100.00 |
| Transcript / Abstract of Judgment — for preparation of a transcript, for filing a transcript from another jurisdiction | $4.00 (preparation) $50.00 (filing) |
| Venue Change — For filing from another district court (incoming), for sending file to another jurisdiction (outgoing) | $10.00 (incoming) $5.00 (outgoing) |