Court filing fees in Kansas
What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Kansas, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.
$173to file for divorce, plus other fees the source lists separately
$173to file for an adult name change
The details
- Fee to file for divorce
- docket fee in the amount of $173 (K.S.A. 60-2001). Johnson County lists Regular Civil $174.50 plus $22.00 surcharge, total $196.50 (effective July 1, 2015).12
Same fee statewide.
The newest source we could read for this fee is from 2015. Confirm the current fee with the clerk.
Statute allowed a surcharge up to $22 through June 30, 2025. Kansas self-help fee page could not be read.
- Fee to respond to a divorce
- Not listed1
No answer fee found in sources read.
- Fee for an adult name change
- docket fee in the amount of $173 (K.S.A. 60-2001), general civil docket fee1
Same fee statewide.
The newest source we could read for this fee is from 2015. Confirm the current fee with the clerk.
Statute does not name name changes. General docket fee shown.
- Court that handles divorce
- District Court1
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.
Sources
- K.S.A. 60-2001, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, checked 1 November 2026
- Johnson County District Court Civil Court Fees, Johnson County District Court, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.