UNION COUNTY CHANCERY COURT FILING FEES
UNION COUNTY CHANCERY COURT FILING FEES
Per Tenn. Code Annotated 8-21-401
CATEGORY 1 CASES:
Actions for Enforcement of Contracts or Breach of Contract Actions (Contract/Debt); Injunctions; All Torts (Damage & Torts); Personal Injury & Property Damage Cases (including Malpractice Actions, Health Care Liability Actions & Wrongful Death Suits); Employment and All Other Forms of Discrimination Suits; Will Contests; In Solemn Form Probate Administrations; Civil Rights Suits; Tax Disputes; Special Remedies; Property Disputes; Any Other Type of Actions Not Otherwise Designated in This Section or Elsewhere by Law
| Clerk Fee | $275.00 | (Clerk Fee $268.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 1 | $335.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $387.50 |
DIVORCE WITH MINOR CHILDREN:
| Clerk Fee | $250.00 | (Clerk Fee $243.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE | $310.50 | (DIVORCE WITH CHILDREN) |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $362.50** |
**Fees for Publication When a Parent Cannot Be Found. Must Run in Paper 4 Consecutive Weeks (Union News Leader $30.00 Per Week for a Total of $120.00)
DIVORCE WITHOUT MINOR CHILDREN:
| Clerk Fee | $175.00 | (Clerk Fee $168.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE | $235.50 | (DIVORCE WITHOUT CHILDREN) |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $287.50 |
CATEGORY 2 CASES:
Appeals to the Chancery Court from Juvenile Court, General Sessions Court, Probate Courts, Municipal Courts or an Administrative Hearing; Writs of Certiorari from Lower Courts or Administrative Hearings; Transfers of Cases from Foreign Counties/Jurisdictions or Enforcement of Foreign Judgments; Requests for Writ of Mandamus; Condemnations & Inverse Condemnations; Quo Warranto Proceedings
| Clerk Fee | $200.00 | (Clerk Fee $193.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 2 | $260.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $312.50 |
CATEGORY 2.1 CASES:
Restoration of Citizenship Rights & Delayed or Corrected Birth Certificates
| Clerk Fee | $150.00 | (Clerk Fee $143.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 2.1 | $210.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $262.50 |
CATEGORY 3 CASES:
Legitimations; Paternity Cases; Termination of Parental Rights; Name Changes; Minor Settlements; Civil Expungements as Authorized by Law; Orders of Protection; Emergency Custody Requests for Removal from Custody; CONTEMPTS; Modifications of Parenting Plan; and Any Other Domestic Relations Judicial Proceedings Not Otherwise Designated in This Section or Elsewhere by Law
| Clerk Fee | $100.00 | (Clerk Fee $93.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 3 | $160.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $212.50 |
Contempt Filings (CATEGORY 3) in a Case that has been Closed are charged $75.00 Clerk Fee + Service Fee ($52.00 per Defendant) if needed – If Filed WITHIN A YEAR of Closing (Litigation Taxes can only be Charged ONCE per Year) – If Filed AFTER A YEAR of Closing, Would be the Same Fee as Original Category 3 Case as Listed Above.
TOTAL – CLERK FEE ONLY: $75.00 (Civil Contempt – If Case Is STILL OPEN or Within a Year of Closing)
CATEGORY 3 - ADOPTIONS:
| Clerk Fee | $100.00 | (Clerk Fee $93.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 3 | $136.75** | |
| TN Birth Certificate Each | $30.00 | ($30.00 Fee for Birth Certificate of Each Child in TN) |
| TOTAL FEE | $166.75 | (Including 1 TN Birth Certificate)** |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL FEE | $218.75 | (Including 1 Birth Certificate & 1 Service Fee)** |
**Fees for Publication When a Parent Cannot Be Found. Must Run in Paper 4 Consecutive Weeks (Union News Leader $30.00 Per Week for a Total of $120.00)
CATEGORY 4 CASES:
Child Support Enforcement or Modification (Including Interstate Support Cases)
| Clerk Fee | $75.00 | (Clerk Fee $68.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE – Category 4 | $135.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $187.50 |
DELINQUENT TAX FEES:
- UPON RECEIPT – CLERK FEE: $42.00 Per Parcel
- If Ordered Sold in Tax Sale: $100.00 Clerk Fee Per Parcel
- For Filing & Docketing Any Request for Redemption of a Parcel of Property or to Claim Excess Sale Proceeds in a Delinquent Property Tax Judicial Proceeding (Per Request to Be Paid by the Requesting Party at the Time of Filing): $75.00 Clerk Fee Per Request
THIRD PARTY COMPLAINTS, COUNTER-COMPLAINTS & CROSS FILINGS:
For the Purposes of Determining the Filing Fees of the Clerk of Court, when any Party Files a Third-Party Complaint, Counter-Complaint or Cross-Complainant in a Civil Case, the Party Filing the Third-Party Complaint, Counter-Complaint or Cross-Complaint Must be Charged the Same Filing Fee as was Charged at the Initiation of the Original Civil Judicial Proceeding. (No Litigation Tax Charged as Taxes Would Have Been Paid on the Original Filing.)
GUARDIANSHIP & CONSERVATORSHIP PETITIONS (are in Probate Category):
Issuing All Initial Process & Cost Bond; Entering Order & Issuing Certificate of Guardianship or Conservatorship; Including Final Accounting & Order Closing
| Clerk Fee | $275.00 | (Clerk Fee $268.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE | $335.50 | |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $387.50** |
**Addition: $75.00 Fee for Annual Accounting (For Filing, Reviewing, Recording Annual or Interim Settlement or Accounting & Entering Order Approving Settlement Only)
PROBATE (All Types of Probate Are Charged the Same Fee):
| Clerk Fee | $275.00 | (Clerk Fee $268.00 + Clerk Data Fee $7.00) |
| State Litigation Tax | $23.75 | (State Lit. Tax $13.75 + State Civil Ind. Fund $10.00) |
| County Litigation Tax | $33.75 | (County Lit. Tax $23.75 + Jail Bldg. Tax $10.00) |
| Court Clerk Education Tax | $2.00 | |
| Law Library | $1.00 | |
| TOTAL FEE | $335.50 | |
| Publication Fee | $80.00 | (Notice of Creditors – 2 Times – Union News Leader) |
| TOTAL with Publication | $415.50 |
PROBATE - LARGE ESTATE:
Petition for Testate (with Will) Executor & Petition for Intestate (without Will) Administration - Opening & Closing an Estate, Including Giving Notice of the Opening of the Estate to the Department of Revenue (If Death Was Prior to 2016)
Documents needed when Filing – Petition, Order to Probate, Letters (Testamentary, with Will or Administration, without Will), Original Will (Testate - After Will is Approved by Order, Enter in Will Minute Book), Notice to Creditors, Notice to Commissioner (If Death Was Prior to 2016), Oath, Death Certificate, Statement of Proposed Personal Representative as to No Felony Record. If Inventory is Not Waived, Inventory Must Be Filed Within Thirty (30) Days from Appointment (Per Local Rules).
PROBATE - SMALL ESTATE:
Personal Property under $50,000.00; Decedent must have been Deceased for 45 days before this type of Estate is filed. Must Post Bond Regardless of Language in the Will Unless All Heirs Waive Rights & Sign Waivers. When Letters Issued - Make Certified Copy of Letters for Personal Representative Along with Certified Copy of Petition Attached.
Documents needed when Filing – Affidavit, Original Will (If Testate), No Oath (Should Be Included in Affidavit), Death Certificate, Tenn Care Release, Creditor’s Cannot File a Claim in a Small Estate
PROBATE - PETITION FOR MUNIMENT OF TITLE:
Documents needed when Filing – Petition & Order to Probate as Muniment of Title (Normally Opens & Closes on Same Order) - Will Need to Be Approved by Chancellor, Original Will (Testate - After Will is Approved by Order, Enter in Will Minute Book)
Additional Notes on Probate:
Personal Representative Must Be Appointed Before a Claim can be Filed. If Personal Representative has not been Appointed, Return Claim to Claimant (Per T.C.A. 30-2-307)
Personal Representative(s) & Attorney of Estate Must be sent copies of Any Claims Filed
If Personal Representative Files a Claim in Estate, Must Send a Copy to Attorney of Estate & All Heirs (Personal Representative is to Provide a List of All Heirs with Copy of Claim when Filed) - Cost for said Claim would be $50.00 for Claim + $7.00 for each Heir to be Notified (to cover Cost of Postage) + $.50/Per Page for Copy of Claim to be Mailed (if copy is not provided by Personal Representative when Filing said Claim)
Additional Fees in Probate:
- Filing Fee to Re-Open a Probate Case - $75.00
- Service through Secretary of State as Agent - $10.00 Per Party
- Filing Claims Against Estate - $50.00 Clerk Fee (If a Claim is Filed, Mail File-Stamped Copies to Claimant, Personal Rep. & Estate Attorney)
- Filing Exceptions to Claims - $100.00 Clerk Fee (If an Exception is Filed, Mail File-Stamped Copies to Claimant, Personal Rep. & Estate Attorney)
- Fee to File & Docket Request on Existing Case - $25.00 Clerk Fee
- Fee to File Other Documents on Existing Case - $7.00 Clerk Fee
- Fee to Enter Any Order on Existing Case, Other than Closing Order - $20.00 Clerk Fee
- Issue Summons/Subpoena/Writ/Citation or Notice - $10.00 Clerk Fee
APPEALS:
For Preparing a Record on Appeal from a Court of Record to an Appellate Court
APPEALS: $300.00 (Clerk Fee Only – Collected Up Front in Civil Cases)
If unable to pay, they need to let the Judge sign an Order to Proceed as a Pauper. They will fill out an Affidavit of Indigency, so the Appeal can be Filed on Time if Time is running out.
MISCELLANEOUS FEES:
- Fee for Making Copies: $0.50 Per Page
- Fee for Faxing Copies: $1.00 Per Page (Including the Cover Sheet)
- Fee for Certification & Seal: $5.00 Each (+ the $0.50 Per Page for the Copy)
- Fax Filing Fee: $5.00 Each + $1.00 Per Page of the Facsimile Filing (Including the Cover Sheet)
Facsimile Filings Must Comply with T.R.A.P. 5A.02 (4) & Must Not be More than Fifty (50) Pages Long - Payment Must Be Made Within Ten (10) Days of Billing.
| Fee for Issuing a Subpoena or Subpoena Duces Tecum | $10.00 | Clerk Fee |
| Service Fee Per Defendant | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL WITH 1 SERVICE | $62.00 |
| Filing Fee for Bank Levy | $25.00 | Clerk Fee |
| Service Fee | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL FEE | $77.00 |
| Filing Fee for Wage Garnishment | $25.00 | Clerk Fee |
| Service Fee | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL FEE | $77.00 |
MISCELLANEOUS FEES (Continued):
| Filing Fee for Levy on Property | $25.00 | Clerk Fee |
| Service Fee | $52.00 | (Service Fee $50.00 + Service Data Fee $2.00) |
| TOTAL FEE | $77.00 |
- Filing Fee for Each Requested Continuance: $10.00 Clerk Fee
- Fee for Preparing & Filing Each Clerk’s Report: $25.00 Clerk Fee
- For Receiving Funds Paid into the Court’s Registry on Confirmation of Private Sales or Other Funds Paid into the Court’s Registry Pursuant to Court Order & Collecting & Paying Out the Proceeds: $50.00 Clerk Fee
Whenever the Clerk is Required by Law or by a Court to Send Documents by Certified or Registered Mail, the Clerk is Entitled to Recover the Clerk’s Actual Costs for Mailing the Documents.
- Service through Secretary of State: $20.00 Per Defendant
- Service through Insurance: $15.00 Per Defendant
01/01/2026
Important Info
All courthouse offices are open Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm