filing fee
Lawsuit initiation cost
A filing fee is money paid to submit documents to a court, government agency, or other institution.
Courts charge filing fees to initiate lawsuits; government offices charge them for licenses, permits, or registrations.
The filing fee for a small claims case is $75.
Some jurisdictions waive filing fees for those who cannot afford them.
Trial venue or sports surface
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- petitionFormal written appeal
- complaintExpression of discontent
pleadings · summons · motion · appeal · jurisdiction · docket · tribunal · judiciary
Required payment amount
- expenseMoney paid out
- chargeCost or accusation
- amountTotal quantity present
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
disbursement · invoice · receipt · payable · schedule · waiver · exemption · reduction
Formal request document
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- submissionYielding to another's will
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- processingSystematic operation on data
bureaucracy · permit · license · trademark · patent · incorporation · certification · renewal
Required by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- obligatoryRequired by rule
statutory · prescribed · necessary · nonwaivable · binding · required · imposed · stipulated
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- petitionFormal written appeal
complaint · pleadings · summons · motion · appeal · jurisdiction · docket · tribunal · judiciary · injunction
cost
Required payment amount
remittance · disbursement · invoice · receipt · payable · schedule · waiver · exemption · reduction · nonrefundable
application
Formal request document
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- submissionYielding to another's will
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
processing · bureaucracy · permit · license · trademark · patent · incorporation · certification · renewal · amendment
mandatory
Required by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
obligatory · statutory · prescribed · necessary · nonwaivable · binding · required · imposed · stipulated · specified
- mining claimsmining claim, claim staking, staking, stake, claim jumping
- feesservice charge, service charges, monthly dues, annual dues, membership dues
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
- fees & licensesTV license, software license, business permit, liquor license, fishing license
- government feesbuilding permit, business license, service charge, building permits, business permits
filing feelegal fees
Payment for counsel
hourly rate · retainer · contingency fee · billable hours · hourly billing
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