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 07-01-08
Circuit Civil
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Civil Case |
$300.00 |
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Dissolution of
Marriage |
$408.00 |
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Reopen Fee - - All
Circuit Civil Cases |
$ 50.00 |
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Foreclosure Sale Fee |
$ 70.00 $5.00
1st page |
County Civil
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Claims >
$5,000.00 Up to Max $15,000.00 |
$300.00 |
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Tenant Eviction |
$ 270.00 |
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Reopen Fee |
$ 50.00 |
Small Claims
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Claims < $100.00 |
$ 55.00 |
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Claims >$100.00 < $500.00 |
$ 80.00 |
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Claims > $500.00
< $2,500.00 |
$175.00 |
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Claims >$2,500.00 < $5,000.00 |
$300.00 |
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Reopen Fee Claims
< $500.00 |
$ 25.00 |
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Reopen Fees Claims
> $500.00 |
$ 50.00 |
Miscellaneous
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Writs of Garnishment |
$188.00 |
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Petition for
Extension (Medical Malpractice) |
$ 42.00 |
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Foreign Judgment Fee |
$ 42.00 |
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Issuing Subpoena |
$ 2.00 |
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Certification by
Clerk |
$ 2.00 |
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Exemplification Fee |
$ 7.00 |
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Bond Approval |
$ 8.50 |
Probate
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Opening any Estate |
$116.00 |
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Opening Petitions
and Order to approve settlement of minors' claims; to open a safe deposit
box; to enter rooms and places; for the determination of heirs if not formal
Administration; and for a foreign guardian to manage property of a
non-resident but not to include issuance of Letter of Order of Summary
Administration and approved settlements of minor claims |
$116.00 |
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Caveat |
$ 41.00 |
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Notice of Trust |
$ 41.00 |
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Petition and order
to admit foreign wills, authenticate copies of transcript of |
$116.00 |
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Disposition of
personal property without administration |
$116.00 |
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Summary
Administration less than $ 1,000.00 |
$120.00 |
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Summary
Administration $1,000.00 or more |
$230.00 |
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Formal
Administration |
$285.00 |
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Guardianship
proceedings of person/minor only |
$120.00 |
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Guardianship
proceedings of property/minor's property only |
$285.00 |
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Guardianship of
person/minor and property |
$285.00 |
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Veteran's
Guardianship |
$120.00 |
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Petition to
determine incapacity |
$116.00 |
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Reopen fee |
$ 50.00 |
Audit Fees
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Verified Inventory -
Audit Fee |
$ 85.00 |
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Annual Financial
Return - Estates < $2,500.00 |
$ 20.00 |
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Annual Financial
Return - Estates > $2,500.00 < $100,000.00 |
$ 85.00 |
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Annual Financial
Return - Estates > $100,000.00
< $500,000.00 |
$170.00 |
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Annual Financial
Return - Estates > $500,000.00 |
$250.00 |
Appeals
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Notice of Appeal
from County to Circuit Court |
$281.00 |
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Notice of Appeal
from Circuit Court to Appellate Court - 2 checks payable as follows: |
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Clerk of Court |
$ 100.00 |
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Clerk of the
Appellate Court |
$300.00 |
Service Fees
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Copies (per Page) |
$ 1.00 |
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Certifying
Instruments |
$ 2.00 |
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Issue Subpoenas |
$ 2.00 |
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Restitution Fee (per
Payment) |
$ 3.00 |
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Record Searches (per year) |
$ 2.00 |
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Preparing search
form includes certification (plus per year search fee) |
$ 7.00 |
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Summons (per summons) |
$10.00 |
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Offices Located At:
25 East Hickpochee Avenue
LaBelle, Florida 33935
or
P. O. Box 1760
LaBelle, Florida 33975
Telephone (863) 675-5217
and
931 W Sugarland Hwy
Clewiston, Florida 33440
Telephone (863) 983-1464
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