Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Louisiana

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

$150to file for divorce
$620to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee to file for divorce
Family new suit, without service of process $150.00. New suit, with one service of process $240.00 (East Baton Rouge advance cost schedule, Rev. 7/3/24)1

This is the fee in East Baton Rouge Parish. Other counties may charge a different amount.

These are advance cost deposits. Schedule has no separate Article 102 or 103 divorce line.

Fee to respond to a divorce
Reconventions, Third party demands, Cross claims, Initial page, R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(a) $41.001

No fee listed for a plain answer.

Fee for an adult name change
Name change petition (single name) includes judgment recording fee $620.00 (East Baton Rouge)14

This is the fee in East Baton Rouge Parish. Other counties may charge a different amount.

Louisiana Law Help says fees range from parish to parish, from $300 to $500.

Court that handles divorce
District Court. In East Baton Rouge, divorce is handled by the Family Court.32
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. Suit Accounting Form #17 Advance Cost Fee Schedule (Rev. 7/3/24), East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, checked 1 November 2026
  2. EBR Clerk of Court home page, East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, checked 1 November 2026
  3. R.S. 13:4751 Petition for name change, Louisiana State Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
  4. Getting A Name Change, LouisianaLawHelp.org (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

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