Lee County court filing fees
These are the fees the Lee county circuit clerk lists on its own fee schedule. We read them on Sep 28, 2026. The newest date printed on the schedule is Oct 1, 2025.
| Fee | Amount | What the schedule says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce (dissolution of marriage) petition | $306 DC (with children) and DN (without children) are both Civil Filing Fee Schedule 1 = $306.00. | "Civil Filing Fee Schedule 1 Case Types $306.00 ... 2. DC - Dissolution with Children" schedule dated Oct 1, 2025 | leecountyil.com |
| Response or appearance in a divorce | $181 Appearance Fee Schedule 1 ($181.00) covers DC and DN dissolution and general civil (chancery etc.). | "Appearance Fee Schedule 1 Case Types $181.00 ... 2. DC - Dissolution with Children" schedule dated Oct 1, 2025 | leecountyil.com |
| Small claims case | $89 Amount requested $0.01 to $2,500 = $89.00 (Schedule 3); $2,500.01 to $10,000 = $256.00 (Schedule 2). Small claims appearance is $0. | "SC - Small Claims Amount Requested $0.01 to $2,500.00" schedule dated Oct 1, 2025 | leecountyil.com |
| Opening an estate (probate) | $256 PR - Probate is in Civil Filing Fee Schedule 2 ($256.00), marked with an asterisk pointing to a probate section that also mentions a $95.00 Guardian Advocacy Fee (total $351.00) whose scope is ambiguous in the extracted text. Not stated as value-tiered. | "4. PR - Probate* *see below" schedule dated Oct 1, 2025 | leecountyil.com |
| Eviction case | $89 Schedule 3: EV Eviction Commercial/Residential Possession Only = $89.00; other EV = Schedule 2 $256.00. Appearance: possession only $109, other $181 (ordinary EV). | "Civil Filing Fee Schedule 3 Case Types $89.00 ... Possession Only" schedule dated Oct 1, 2025 | leecountyil.com |
The schedule doesn't state a fee for: name change petition.
Court fees are separate from a lawyer's fee, and they change. Confirm the current amount with the Lee county circuit clerk (leecountyil.com) before you file. Some courts waive fees for people who qualify; the clerk can tell you how to ask.
Firms in Lee county that publish prices
No Lee county firm has a price we can show yet. See every firm that publishes prices.