Unless you qualify for and obtain a fee waiver (see below), you will have to pay the following fees for filing family law documents with the court. Here are some of the fees for filing papers in a proceeding for Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, or Nullity in the Los Angeles County Superior Court effective January 1, 1999.

There are many other kinds of fees in addition to these fees. For additional information and to get the latest changes to any fee schedules, go to the Court's general Fee Page (use your "back" button on your browser to return here).

 

Family Law Filing Fees

For filing Petition	$192.00
For filing a Response or other first paper (the first document of any type that you file if you are the Respondent in the case, that is, the person who did not file the case at its very beginning)	$189.00
For filing a responsive declaration to a restraining order in a Family Law action (does not apply to cases that have only been filed under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act)	$   5.00
For filing a motion or Order to Show Cause	$ 23.00
For filing a Motion, Order to Show Cause, or other proceeding to modify or enforce custody or visitation judgment or order	$ 43.00

 

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• Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (Form 982(a)(17))

• Order on Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (Form 982(a)(18))

• Application for Waiver of Additional Court Fees and Costs (Form 982(a)(20)) *

• Order on Application for Waiver of Additional Court Fees and Costs (Form 982(a)(18.1)) *

• Notice of Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (Form 982(a)(19))

* (to be used only after the court has already granted you a fee waiver and you are seeking the waiver of further fees not covered by the first order or a continuing waiver after the first order has expired)