Athens County Clerk of Courts - Fees
Athens County Clerk of Courts
Candy S. Russell
Phone: 740.592.3242
Fax: 740.592.3282
Email:ckirkendall@athensoh.org
1 S. Court Street, 4th Floor; Athens, OH 45701
Civil
- Certificate of Qualification for Employment: $50.00
- Complaint: $200.00 (up to five defendants) $225.00 (for six and up)
- Counterclaim/Cross claim: $200.00 (up to five defendants) $225.00 (for six and up)
- Foreclosure Complaint: $600.00 (up to five defendants) $625.00 (for six and up)
- Foreclosure Counterclaim/Cross claim: $600.00 (up to five defendants) $625.00 (for six and up)
- Jury Demand: $900.00
- Replevin: $175.00
- Filing a Foreign Judgment: $175.00
- Prepare Certificate of Judgment: $5.00
- Record Certificate of Judgment: $30.00
- Release of Judgment Lien: $10.00
- Writ of Possession: $100.00
- Execution: $100.00
- Garnishment - Bank: $100.00
- Garnishment - Payroll: $100.00
- Real Auction Online Sheriff Sale Licensing Fee: $225.00
- Divorce/Dissolution with children: $350.00 without children $300.00
- Counterclaim/Cross claim with children: $350.00 without children $300.00
- Re-open case(Contempt): $150.00
- Re-open case(Parental Rights/Custody): $250.00
- Complaint for parentage $350.00 complaint for support $350.00
- QUDRO/DOPO $80.00
- Sealing of Conviction: $50.00
- Sealing of Not Guilty/Dismissal/No Bill: No fee
- 4th District Court of Appeals-Notice of Appeal: $85.00
- Copying charges: $0.25 per page
- Certification: $2.00 per document
- Exemplification: $3.00 per document
- Certificate of Official Character: $1.00
- Copy of the Local Court Rules: $10.00
- Witness Fees: $6.00 half day - $12.00 full day
- Mileage: $0.585 per mile (outside the City of Athens) (current IRS Rate)
- $1.00 per page court cost fee for most filings (i.e. Complaints, affidavits, notice of hearings, notice of appearance, motions, Magistrate's Decision, etc.)
- $4.00 per page for anything that requires a Judge's signature (This also includes all Magistrate's Orders)
- $3 per page for subpoenas
- E-filing service fee is a $2.00 minimum or 4% (whichever is greater) per filing (not per document – Multiple documents can be submitted at one time by clicking on “Add Document” from the e-filing page. All filings MUST be for the same case number)