Superior Court Rules Table of Contents
169. FEES.
(I) The appropriate fee must
accompany all filings. All fees shall be consolidated into a single payment,
when possible.
(II) 22.77% of the entry fee
paid in each petition and cross-petition in marital cases ($41.00) shall be
deposited into the mediation and arbitration fund to be used to pay for
mediation where both parties are indigent.
(III) Fees
(A)
Original Entries:
(1) Original Entry of any Action at Law or
Equity except a petition for writ of
habeas corpus;
Original Entry of all Marital
Matters, including Order
of Notice and Guardian ad Litem Fee;
Transfer;
the filing of a foreign judgment
pursuant to
RSA 524-A; or any Special
Writ
$ 180.00
(2) Original Entry of a petition for writ of
habeas
corpus
$ 0 (no fee)
(3) Counterclaim on Civil or Equity Matter
(including set-off, recoupment,
cross-claims and
third-party
claims)
$ 180.00
(4) Cross-Petition for
Divorce
$ 180.00
(5) Motion to Bring Forward Civil/Equity
(post
judgment)
$ 95.00
(6) Motion to Bring Forward a Domestic matter
with
stipulation
$ 75.00
(7) Motion to Bring Forward a Domestic matter
without
stipulation
$ 125.00
(8) Wage Claim
Decision $
50.00
(9) Marriage
Waiver
$ 60.00
(B) General and
Miscellaneous
(1) Motion for Periodic
Payments
$ 25.00
(2) Petition to Annul Criminal
Record
$100.00
(3) Original Writ
(form)
$ 1.00
(4) Writ of
Execution
$ 25.00
(5) Petition for Ex Parte Attachment, Ex Parte
Petition for Writ of Trustee
Process
$ 25.00
(6) Reissued Orders of
Notice
$ 25.00
(7) Application to Appear
Pro Hac Vice
$ 250.00
(C) Certificates and Copies
(1) Certificates and Certified
Copies
$ 5.00
(2) Divorce Certificate (VSR)
only
$ 5.00
(3) Divorce Certificate, Certified Copy
of Decree and if applicable,
Stipulation,
QDRO, USO, and other
Decree-related
Documents
$ 25.00
(4) All Copied
Material
$ .50/page
(5) Certificate of
Judgment
$ 10.00
(6) Exemplification of
Judgment
$25.00
(IV) Surcharges and Additional Fees
(A) On the commencement of any
proceeding involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities
for which a fee is required, including petitions and cross-petitions for divorce
with minor children, an additional fee of $2.00 shall be paid by the petitioner
or cross-petitioner.
(B) Pursuant to RSA
490:26-a, II, the sum of $25.00 shall be added to each civil filing fee set
forth in paragraphs (III)(A)(1), (III)(A)(3),(III)(A)(4), (III)(A)(5), (III)(A)(6),
(III)(A)(7), (III)(A)(8), and (III)(A)(9) above, except for the following types
of cases which pursuant to RSA 490:26-a, II(b) are exempt from the surcharge:
(1) Actions relating to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D.
(2) Domestic violence actions under RSA 173-B.
(3) Small claims actions under RSA 503.
(4) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA 540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C.
(5) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a.
(V) Records Research Fees:
(A) Record information must be requested in writing and include the
individual's full name and, if available, the individual's date of birth.
A fee of $20 per name will be assessed for up to 5 names. Additional names
will be assessed $5 per name.
(B) The Clerk may waive the records
research fee when a request for record information is made by a member of the
media consistent with the public's right to access court records under the New
Hampshire Constitution.