Clerk of the Circuit Court
Barbara S. Butler---------Hendry County, Florida
LaBelle - Courthouse Complex -- 25 E. Hickpoochee Ave - SR 80 Corner SR 29
Clewiston - Clewiston Town Center 931 W Sugarland Hwy
Phone 863-675-5217 or 983-1586
Please send all mail to PO Box 1760, LaBelle, FL 33975-1760
FILING FEES EFFECTIVE 07-01-09
Circuit Civil
Foreclosures & Other Real Property <$50,000.00 $400.00
Foreclosures & Other Real Property Cases
Between $50,000.00 - $250,000.00 $905.00
Foreclosures & Other Real Property Cases >$250,000.00 $1,905.00
Other Circuit Civil Actions - up to five (5) defendants $400.00
Additional Charge For Each Defendant over 5 2.50
Dissolution of Marriage/Annulment $408.00
Custody, Visitation, Paternity & Support Actions $300.00
Other Domestic Relations $400.00
Counter Claim, Cross Claim, Counterpetition or
Third Party Complaint:
Foreclosures & Other Real Property <$50,000.00 $395.00
Foreclosures & Other Real Property Cases
Between $50,000.00 - $250,000.00 $900.00
Foreclosures & Other Real Property Cases >$250,000.00 $1,900.00
Other Civil Action Proceedings $395.00
Custody, Visitation, Paternity & Support $295.00
Dissolution of Marriage/Annulment $295.00
Dissolution Counter Petition (when subsequent
filing seeks a Dissolution) $392.50
Other Domestic Relations $395.00
Establish Foreign Judgment (F.S. 55.505) $42.00
Medical Arbitration (90 Day Extension of Time) $42.00
Injunction For Protection Actions No Charge
Reopen Fee (Modification & Other) $50.00
Add'l Service Charge for Garnishment, Attachment,
Replevin & Distress $88.00
Garnishee's Attorney Fee (Registry) $100.00
Lis Pendens Recording Fee - First Page - $5.00
Each Additional Page $4.00
(Please Pay the Lis Pendens Recording Fee by
Separate Check)
Summons Issuance Fee (Each Summons) $10.00
County Court Civil
Claims <$100.00 $55.00
Claims of $100.00 to $500.00 $80.00
Claims of $501.00 to $2,500.00 $175.00
Claims of $2,501.00 to $5,000.00 $300.00
Claims of $5,001.00 to $15,000.00 $300.00
Tenant Evictions $185.00
Counter Claim, Cross Claim, Third Party Complaint $295.00
Establish Foreign Judgment (F.S. 55.505) $42.00*
*Plus the appropriate filing fee when action is filed ($400.00)
Additional Charge For Each Defendant Over Five (5) $2.50
Add'l Service Charge for Garnishment, Attachment,
Replevin & Distress $88.00
Garnishee's Attorney Fee (Registry) $100.00
Reopen Fee:
Claims With Amount Greater than $500.00 $50.00
Claims With Amount Less Than or Equal to $500.00 $25.00
Summons Issue Fee (Each Summons) $10.00
Appeals
Filing Fee - County Court to Circuit Court $281.00
Filing Fee - Circuit Court to Second District
Court of Appeal
Payable to Circuit Court $100.00
Payable to 2nd DCA $300.00
Note: Fee of $1.00 per Page for copy of Notice &
Order/Judgment, etc. being appealed
Fee of $2.00 per Certification
Probate
Opening any estate of one document or more, including,
but not limited to, petitions & orders to approve a
settlement of minors' claims, to open a safe deposit box,
to enter rooms & places, determination of heirs if no
formal administration, & for a foreign guardian to
manage property of a nonresident, but not to include
issuance of letters or order of summary administration. $231.00
Caveat $41.00
Notice of Trust $41.00
Petitions & Order to admit foreign wills, authenticated
copies, exemplified copies or transcripts to record $231.00
Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration $231.00
Summary Administration:
Estates Less Than $1,000.00 $235.00
Estates Greater Than $1,000.00 $345.00
Formal Administration, Guardianship, Ancillary,
Curatorship, Conservatorship Proceedings $400.00
Guardianship Proceedings of Person Only $235.00
Petition To Determine Incapacity $231.00
Reopen Fee $50.00
Exemplified Certificates $7.00
Other Fees
Record Search Fee (Per Year, Per Name) $2.00
Copies (Per Page) $1.00
Certifying Fee Per Instrument $2.00
Restitution Fee (Per Payment) $3.50
Subpoenas - Signing & Sealing $2.00
Partial Payment Fee (One Time Charge) $25.00
Holding Judicial Sale Property/Foreclosure $70.00
Receiving Money Into Registry of the Court:
Clerk's Fee: Percent of the first $500.00 3%
Percent of each subsequent $100.00 1.5%
Eminent domain actions, per deposit $170.00
Mediation Fees (Per Person Per Scheduled Session):
Family Income >$50,000.00 but <$100,000.00
per year $120.00
Family Income <$50,000.00 per year $60.00