Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in New York

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

$210to file for divorce, plus other fees the source lists separately

The details

Fee to file for divorce
index number fee one hundred ninety dollars plus $5 and $15 charges per index number (CPLR 8018(a))1

Same fee statewide.

Divorce also needs other filings not captured here. The Courts divorce fee page could not be read.

Fee to respond to a divorce
Not addressed1
Fee for an adult name change
Not mentioned1

CPLR 8018 does not address name change applications.

Court that handles divorce
Supreme Court1
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. CPLR 8018 Index number fees of county clerks, New York State Senate, checked 1 November 2026

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