Court Fees

Category
Cost
Administration
Includes: Petition, Death Cert, Waivers, Bond, Letters, Order Granting Letters, Notice/Proof Publication, Administration Certificate, Certified Copies of Letters
$65.00
Additional Fees & Info
Adoption
Includes: Petition, Pre/Post Placement, Birth Cert, Marriage License, Interlocutory, Consents, Clearance Letter (DHR), Hearing x1, Postage, Final Decree, Report of Adoption, Certified Copies
$129.20
Additional Fees & Info
Ancillary Administration
Includes: Petition, File from other State/County, Death Cert, Order and Letters, Notice/Proof Publication, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$65.00
Additional Fees & Info
Authentication of Records
$3.00/Page + $2.00/Certification
Bond Increase
Filed when initial bond is not adequate to cover assets on inventory.
$10.00
Certified Copies
$3.00/Copy
Additional Fees & Info
Claims Against Estate
Note: Must be notarized/high priority, file same day turned in to office, funds due at the time of filing.
$13.00
Condemnation
$115.00
Additional Fees & Info
Conservatorship (Filed by DHR)
Includes: Petition, Waivers, Order Granting Letters, Bond, Letters, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$102.00
Additional Fees & Info
Conservatorship (Filed by Private Attorney)
Includes: Petition, Waivers, Order Granting Letters, Bond, Letters, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$102.00 + $1,500.00 security deposit (separate check)
Additional Fees & Info
Extending Temp Guardianship
Includes: Motion and Order Granting, Certified Copies
$30.00
Additional Fees & Info
Fast Track Guardianship
Includes everything filed up to Letters & Order Granting, Certified Copies
$365.00
Additional Fees & Info
Final Settlement of Estate
Varies
Additional Fees & Info
Foreign Will (Ancillary)
Includes: Petition, Exemplified Copy of File from other State, Cert copy of Will, Death Certificate, Orders and Letters, Certified Copies of Attorney and Client(s). (Is not published.)
$55.00
Additional Fees & Info
Guardianship (Filed by DHR)
Includes: Petition, Order Granting, Letters, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$93.00
Additional Fees & Info
Guardianship (Filed by Private Attorney)
Includes: Petition, Order Granting, Letters, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$93.00 + $1,500.00 security deposit (separate check)
Additional Fees & Info
Guardianship/Conservatorship Combined (Filed by DHR)
Includes: Petitions, Order Granting, Letters, Publication, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$123.00
Additional Fees & Info
Guardianship/Conservatorship Combined (Filed by Private Attorney)
Includes: Petitions, Order Granting, Letters, Publication, Certified Copies for Attorney and Client/s
$123.00 + $1,500.00 security deposit (separate check)
Additional Fees & Info
Hearing/Docket
$50.00 (Combined)
Additional Fees & Info
Inventory
$35.00
Additional Fees & Info
Legitimation
$34.00
Additional Fees & Info
Legitimation and Name Change
$49.00
Additional Fees & Info
Marriage Correction
$80.00
Additional Fees & Info
Minor Conservatorship
$91.00
Additional Fees & Info
Minor Guardianship
$91.00
Additional Fees & Info
Motions and Extra Filings
Example: Responses to Motion
$3.00/Page Filed
Name Change
Includes: Everything filed/certified copies of final decree.
$56.00
Re-Open Estate
Includes: Petition, Waivers, Order Granting
$55.00
Additional Fees & Info
Sale of Property
Includes: Petition, Waivers, Order Granting
Varies
Additional Fees & Info
Special Administrator Ad Colligendum
Includes: Petition all the way to Order Granting
$65.00
Additional Fees & Info
Subpoena
$10.00 (Flat Fee)
Summary Distribution
Includes: Petition all the way to the Order Granting, Certified Copies
$55.00 (Flat Fee)
Temporary Guardianship
Includes: Petition/order/certified copies.
$45.00
Wills
Includes: Will, Petition, Waivers, Notice/Proof of Publication, Order Granting Letters, Letters, Certified Copies
$55.00
Additional Fees & Info

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Administrative Building

462 N. Oates St.
Dothan, AL 36303

Monday - Thursday
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Department Hours May Very
Closed Holidays

County Courthouse

114 N. Oates St.
Dothan, AL 36303

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.