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You can ask the court to waiver additional fees, like the jury, witness, or court interpreter fees, not covered by your fee waiver.

In most cases, you have to pay a fee to file papers with the court. If you can’t afford the filing fee, you can ask the court for a “fee waiver” in order to file for free. With a fee waiver, you also won't pay for certified copies, sheriff's service of process fees, court reporter fees, or most other costs related to starting a case. 

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When you file papers to start a guardianship or conservatorship case, you pay a filing fee. There are also fees for an investigation and certified copies of court forms. There may be other fees later in your case.

You can ask the court for a “fee waiver” so you do not pay these fees. When you ask for the fee waiver, the court will look at

The court will not grant a fee waiver if your form is incomplete or if the court reviewed your information and initially decided you don't qualify. The papers you filed will be on hold for now.

Once you complete your Response, you need to file it with the court and pay a filing fee of $435-$450. If you are unable to afford the fee, you can ask the court for a fee waiver.

Basic information about how to file papers in court, where to file, who can file, and how to pay filing fees.

Once you complete your forms, you need to file them with the court and pay a filing and investigation fee. If the adult for whom you want to have the conservatorship can't afford the fee, you fill out more forms to ask for a fee waiver.

If you can’t serve your spouse, domestic partner, or your child’s other parent with the court papers (like a Summons and Petition or other document) because you don’t know where they are, you can ask the court for permission to serve your papers by publication or posting.

Once you complete your Response, you need to file it with the court and pay a filing fee of $435-$450. If you can't afford the fee, you can ask the court for a fee waiver.