Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Colorado

What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Colorado, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.

$260to file for divorce
$268to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee to file for divorce
Petition for: Divorce, Separation, Annulment (invalidity), or declaratory judgment $2601

Same fee statewide.

Fees reflect amounts as of January 2025 per the page.

Fee to respond to a divorce
Response $1461
Fee for an adult name change
District Civil, Name Changes $268. County Civil, Name Change Petition $98.12

Same fee statewide.

A name change can be filed in county or district court, so the fee is $98 or $268.

Newspaper publication for a name change
Yes, generally. Notice must run at least three times within 21 days after the Order for Publication. Some abuse victims and gender identity changes are exempt.2
If you cannot afford the fee
JDF 205, Motion to File Without Payment: Household income below 125% of the poverty line, or enrolled in benefits such as SSI, TANF or SNAP.3 Get the form
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. List of Fees, Colorado Judicial Branch, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Adult name change, Colorado Judicial Branch, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Fee Waivers, Colorado Judicial Branch, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.