Petition - 1 Service - $350.00**
With Temporary Restraining Order OR Rule - $425.00**
Plus Additional Defendant and/or Service - $100.00
Plus Secretary of State Fee - $50.00
The above fees apply to:
Subsequent Pleadings - 1 Service - $250.00**
Each Additional Service - $100.00
Without Service - $200.00**
The above fees apply to:
Clerk’s Suit - 1 Defendant - $350.00
Each Additional Service - $100.00
Subpoena and/or Subpoena Duces Tecum - $100.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)
Notice of Deposition with 1 Subpoena or Subpoena Duces Tecum - $150.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)
Curator Fees $200.00+/-
Witness Fees
$40.00 for Law Enforcement Officer
$50.00 per day + mileage round trip (IRS Mileage Rate for Business Purposes)
Per R.S. 13:3661, “…No witness shall be subpoenaed to attend a trial or hearing unless the party who desires the testimony of the witness has deposited with the clerk of court the estimated attendance fee and travel expenses…”
Other Filings:
**If you will be sending paper - exhibits, attachments, transcripts and depositions with your pleadings, you will need to send an additional $2.00 per page to cover the filing of your attachments.
NOTE: Your attention is called to that portion of R.S. 13:842 which reads in part: "Whenever the costs have been exhausted the amount of the original advance deposit, the clerk may refuse to perform any further function in the proceeding until the additional costs for the function have been paid."