Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Vermont

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

$295to file for divorce
$150to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee to file for divorce
Filing for entry of divorce, annulment, or dissolution of civil union or legal separation: $295.00 without a stipulation. $90.00 with a stipulation and one or both residents. (32 V.S.A. 1431(b)(2))1

Same fee statewide.

$180.00 with a stipulation if neither party is resident.

Fee to respond to a divorce
No answer fee listed. Counterclaim $90.00 is listed for the Civil Division.1
Fee for an adult name change
Petition for change of name $150.00 (Probate Division, 32 V.S.A. 1434(a)(17))1

Same fee statewide.

Court that handles divorce
Family Division (divorce). Probate Division handles name changes.12
If you cannot afford the fee
Application to Waive Filing Fees and Service Costs (Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis)1 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. Court Fees, Vermont Judiciary, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Divorce & Parentage self-help, Vermont Judiciary, checked 1 November 2026

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