Court filing fees in North Dakota
What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in North Dakota, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.
$160to file for divorce
$160to file for an adult name change
The details
- Fee to file for divorce
- For filing a petition for divorce, annulment, or separation (Title 14) $160 (effective July 1, 2025)1
Same fee statewide.
- Fee to respond to a divorce
- For filing an answer to a case that is not a small claims action $1001
- Fee for an adult name change
- For filing a civil action for judicial remedy (i.e., personal injury, injunction, quiet title, writ, change of name) $1601
Same fee statewide.
- Court that handles divorce
- District Court2
- If you cannot afford the fee
- Filing Fee Waiver Request2 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
- District Court Fees (effective July 1, 2025), North Dakota Court System, checked 1 November 2026
- Divorce, Legal Self Help, North Dakota Court System, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.