| DIVORCE/DOMESTIC RELATIONS(Filing Fees, etc. $60 - $250) [top] |
| Simple uncontested divorce (agreement on all issues, no negotiations, no answer filed, no settlement agreement, no other attorney) |
1,000.00 |
| Contested divorce (no minor children) |
1,800.00+ |
| Contested divorce (with children) |
2,500.00+ |
| Contested divorce (custody at issue) |
4,000.00+ |
| Service of Process by Notice by Publication (Plus costs of $150 - $350) |
add 300.00 |
| Separation/Settlement Agreement |
360.00+ |
| Protection from abuse (ex parte order) |
180.00+ |
| Protection from abuse hearing |
900.00+ |
| Uncontested modification of alimony, custody, support or visitation |
720.00 |
| Contested modification of alimony, support or visitation |
2,500.00+ |
| Contested modification of custody |
4,000.00+ |
| Contempt of Court, violation of divorce judgment, or Motion for Arrearage |
900.00+ |
| Parental Rights & Responsibilities (uncontested) |
1,000.00 |
| Parental Rights & Responsibilities (contested) |
2,500.00+ |
| Pre-Marital Agreement |
900.00+ |
| BANKRUPTCY** [top] |
| Individual, Consumer Debt (filing fee $299.00) |
1,000.00+ |
| Spouses, Consumer Debt (filing fee $299.00) |
1,100.00+ |
| Business/Corporate (filing fee $299.00) |
2,000.00+ |
| Fifteen or more creditors |
add 100.00 (per 15) |
| Reaffirmation or Redemption |
add 150.00 (each) |
| Above median income |
add 500.00+ |
| Wage Earner/Chapter 13 (filing fee $274.00) |
2,000.00+ |
| Involuntary |
2,000.00+ |
| Amendment to Petition (filing fee $26.00) |
175.00 |
| Dischargeability Litigation |
1,500.00+ |
| Abuse Litigation |
1,500.00+ |
| Dismissal Litigation |
1,500.00+ |
| Debtor Audits |
1,500.00+ |
| Motions for Relief from Stay |
500.00+ |
| Conversion from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 (filing fee $25) |
500.00+ |
| ** Federal law now requires additional documentation and program participation. There will be extra out-of-pocket expenses for Debtors to pay. These often include: Credit Reports (minimum $45.00 per Person); Tax Transcripts (minimum $20 - $75 per person); Credit Counseling that must be completed prior to filing ($50 minimum); and Debtor Education that must be taken prior to bankruptcy process being completed ($50 minimum). Both Credit Counseling and Debtor Education will be scheduled for you by our office. |
| CONSUMER [top] |
| General Power of Attorney |
$100.00 |
| Special Power of Attorney |
150.00 |
| Promissory Note (demand) |
100.00 |
| Promissory Note (installment) |
150.00 |
| Promissory Note (variable rate) |
200.00 |
| Preparation of Bill of Sale |
100.00 |
| Simple demand letter |
200.00 |
| Document Review |
100.00+ |
| REAL ESTATE(Costs extra) [top] |
| Mortgage Foreclosure Defense |
$1,200.00+ |
| Predatory Lending Issues |
1,200.00+ |
| Sell residence (prepare deed, advice on purchase and sale agreement, review closing documents, representation at in-town closing) |
500.00+ |
| Buy residence (prepare purchase and sale agreement, review deed and closing documents, representation at in-town closing) |
600.00+ |
| Quiet Title (uncontested) |
1,800.00+ |
| Partition (uncontested) |
1,800.00+ |
| Title Search (plus Abstractor's Fee) |
200.00+ |
| Purchase and Sale Agreement for Real Estate |
200.00+ |
| Simple Quit Claim Deed |
100.00 |
| Simple Warranty Deed |
100.00 |
| Simple Mortgage |
150.00 |
| Variable rate/flexible mortgage |
200.00+ |
| Complex Deeds |
200.00+ |
| Bond for Deed |
400.00+ |
| Review and advice on Residential Lease |
100.00 |
| Preparation of Residential Lease |
180.00+ |
| Lease with Option to Buy |
360.00+ |
| Notice to Quit |
180.00 |
| Forcible Entry and Detainer |
540.00+ |
| Tenant's dispute with Landlord |
540.00+ |
| PARTNERSHIPS [top] |
| General Partnership Agreement |
$ 600.00+ |
| Limited Partnership Agreement |
750.00+ |
| Dissolution Agreement |
600.00+ |
| CORPORATIONS (plus costs in parentheses) [top] |
| Incorporation through first meeting ($265.00) |
600.00+ |
| Voluntary Dissolution ($75.00) |
300.00+ |
| Incorporation of non-profit group ($140.00) |
600.00+ |
| Annual Report and Clerk's fee ($85.00) |
180.00 |
| Purchase and Sale of Business |
1,500.00+ |
| Establishing Limited Liability Company ($295.00) |
600.00+ |
| Annual Report & LLC Agent's fee ($85.00) |
180.00 |
| WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING [top] |
| Individual Simple Will |
$150.00 |
| Individual Will with Simple Trust for Children |
180.00 |
| Spouses, Simple Wills, Reciprocal |
180.00 |
| Spouses, Simple Wills, Reciprocal, Trust for Children |
300.00 |
| Simple Codicil (amendment) |
150.00 |
| Living Will (contemporaneous with Will) |
60.00 |
| Trusts or other complicated provisions |
add 180.00+ |
| Simple Intervivos Living Trust |
180.00+ |
| Estate Planning |
180.00+ |
| PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS (Costs Extra) [top] |
| Adoptions |
| Step-parent (uncontested) |
$720.00 |
| Notice by Publication (plus costs) |
add 180.00 |
| Step-parent (contested) |
1,200.00+ |
| Termination of Parental Rights (uncontested) |
180.00 |
| Termination of Parental Rights (contested) |
720.00+ |
| Agency Adoption |
1,440.00+ |
| Non-Agency Adoption |
1,800.00+ |
| Adult |
900.00+ |
| Extra Child in same proceeding |
add 450.00 |
| Name Change (hearing extra) |
270.00+ |
| Guardianships |
| Appointment through inventory (uncontested) |
720.00 |
| Contested hearing |
1,350.00+ |
| Defense against petition for guardianship |
1,350.00+ |
| Probate of Estate |
1,200.00+ |
| CRIMINAL** [top] |
| Class "D" or "E" crimes |
$1,000.00+ |
| Class "A", "B" or "C" crimes (plea) |
2,000.00+ |
| Non-Jury trial |
add 1,000.00+ |
| Jury trial |
add 2,000.00+ |
| Operating under the influence (OUI) |
1,000.00+ |
| OUI (Administrative hearing/BMV) |
360.00 |
| Operating after suspension (OAS) |
1,000.00+ |
| Speeding/Traffic |
600.00+ |
| **NOTE: Fees in criminal and traffic cases must be paid in full prior to the entry of the attorney's appearance. |
