Circuit Court Fee and Assessments Table
March 2021
Required or
Discretionary
Waivable
1
Distribution
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Electronic Filing System Fee for Civil Actions
4
Judicial Electronic Filing Fund
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Petition for Rescission of Adoption
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Petition for Emancipation
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Ancillary Conservatorship or Ancillary
Guardianship (filing fee)
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Appeals to Circuit Court (civil or criminal cases)
$31 Funding Unit
$119 Civil Filing Fee Fund
Appeals from Circuit Court
$60 Funding Unit
$25 Juror Comp. Reimb. Fund
$10 Funding Unit
$10 State Court Fund
Writ of Garnishment, Attachment, Execution, or
Judgment Debtor Discovery Subpoena
1
Waivable for civil fees means waived or suspended pursuant to statute or court rule. For criminal and juvenile cases, waivable means dischargeable or payment alternatives may be used in lieu of payment.
2
MCR 3.214(D) states that there is no fee for registering (only) a foreign custody determination under MCL 722.1304. The fee applies to all other new UCCJEA actions. MCL 552.2313(1) prohibits charging a
UIFSA petitioner filing fees or other costs. No filing fees are required for the commencement of a paternity action pursuant to MCL 722.727. No filing fees are required for filing a child protective action or a
delinquency action under section 2 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, or under the young adult voluntary foster care act, 2011 PA 225, MCL 400.641 to 400.671. MCL
600.2529(8). No filing fees are required for the commencement of an action by the attorney general or prosecuting attorney under the Michigan Consumers Protection Act, 1976 PA 331, MCL 445.913.
3
Fees can be waived or suspended pursuant to MCL 600.2529(5) or MCR 2.002. If the court waives payment of a fee for commencing a civil action because the court determines that the party is indigent or unable
to pay the fee, the court shall also waive payment of the electronic filing system fee. MCL 600.1986(3)
4
“Civil action” means an action that is not a criminal case, a civil infraction action, a proceeding commenced in the probate court under section 3982 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1988 PA 386,
MCL 700.3982, or a proceeding involving a juvenile under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32. MCL 600.1985(c). It also excludes the following case types:
AH,AR, AE, AV,AX, CC (if filed by city or county attorney), DP, DS, ID,NB,PW,PH,PJ,PP,UD,UE,UF,UI,UM,UN,UT,UW,VF,VP. The electronic filing system fee does not apply to appeals. See also SCAO
Administrative Memorandum 2016-02.
5
A party that is a governmental entity is not required to pay an electronic filing system fee. MCL 600.1986(4)
6
Attorney General, Department of Treasury, Department of Human Services, State Public Administrator, or Administrator of Veterans Affairs of the United States Veterans Administration or agencies of county
government are all exempt. MCL 600.1027(2)
7
Not required for appeals from the Michigan Employment Security Board of Review. MCL 421.31
8
In conjunction with an action brought under MCL 600.2950 or 600.2950a, a motion fee shall not be collected for a motion to dismiss the petition, a motion to modify, rescind, or terminate a personal protection
order, or a motion to show cause for a violation of a personal protection order. A motion fee shall not be collected for a motion to dismiss a proceeding to enforce a foreign protection order or a motion to show
cause for a violation of a foreign protection order under
MCL 600.2950h to 600.2950m. A motion fee shall not be collected for a request for a hearing to contest income withholding under section 7 of the
Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act. MCL 600.2529(e)