South Carolina Family Court Fees
I. Filing Fees
$150 Filing Fee Required
$100 Filing Fee Required
- Divorce, Annulment, and Separate Support and Maintenances Actions
- Support Actions (Child Support, College Expenses, Alimony, and Modification of Child and/or Spousal Support)
- Child Custody/Visitation Actions
- Name Change and Correction of Birth Record Actions
- Domestic and Foreign Adoption Actions
- Post Dissolution Equitable Distribution Actions
- Paternity Actions
- Non-DSS Termination of Parental Rights Actions
- Registration of Foreign Divorce Decrees (fee waived if custody or support is addressed in the decree)
Filing Fee Not Required
- DSS Abuse and Neglect Actions
- Juvenile Delinquency Actions
- Protection from Domestic Abuse Actions
- Registration of Foreign Custody Orders
- Criminal Appeals from Magistrate or Municipal Court [§ 18-21-321(11)]
- Post Conviction Relief Cases (§ 17-27-20)
- Petitions by Minors for Judicial Consent for Abortion [§ 44-41-34(B)]
- Cases restored after being ended in error
- Cases granted a new trial before appeal to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals
- Cases remanded by way of appeal from Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or Federal Court
- Change of Venue Cases (from Family Court to Family Court)
- Satisfaction of Judgment
- Cases filed accompanied by an order granting a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis [Rule 3(b)(1), SCRCP].
- Note: No fee is charged to a defendant or respondent for filing an answer, return or other papers in any civil action or proceeding, in a court of record (§ 8-21-310(12).
- Registration of Foreign Divorce Decrees addressing support or custody
- Registration of Foreign Support Orders
- Cases filed when a party is represented by an attorney working on behalf of or under the auspices of a legal aid society, a legal services or other nonprofit organization, or the South Carolina Pro Bono Program (written certification from the attorney required) pursuant to Rule 3(b)(2), SCRCP.
- UIFSA Actions
II. Motion Fees
Please review the September 29, 2016 Court Order and Motion Fee List.