Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Utah

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

$350to file for divorce

The details

Fee to file for divorce
Divorce or Separate Maintenance $350.00 (Utah Code 78A-2-301(1)(b)(iv), effective May 6, 2026)1

Same fee statewide.

Fee to respond to a divorce
Counterclaim, Cross Claim, Third Party Claim, Complaint in Intervention: Divorce or separate maintenance $130.001

No fee listed for a plain answer.

Fee for an adult name change
Not listed1

Fee page does not list a name change fee.

Court that handles divorce
District Court3
If you cannot afford the fee
1305FAJ, Motion to Waive Fees, Family: SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, FEP or TANF, legal aid clients, income under set limits, or unable to pay and meet necessities.2 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. Filing, Transcript, and Record Fees (effective May 6, 2026), Utah State Courts, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Fee Waivers, Utah State Courts, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Getting Divorced, Utah State Courts, checked 1 November 2026

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