As if having to pay money to get a court judgment against your debtor, so you can then legally collect on your judgment wasn’t enough – now court cost have almost doubled with the new House Bill 1055 passing.
The cost of getting the money that is owed to you just went up.
A new fee increase at the courthouse will hit some people for an extra $125 when they try to file a suit starting today. The increase, enacted at the state level, will affect courts across Georgia. House Bill 1055, signed into law by Gov. Sonny Perdue last week, is effective immediately.
The biggest increase will be an additional $125 for anyone filing a civil case in Superior and State courts. Right now, the cost is $87.50. The increase will raise it to $212.50. All $125 goes to the state if the case is in Superior Court. For State Court, $50 of it will stay in the county.
Another increase will be for appeals to the Supreme Court and state appeals court. Right now, it’s $1.50 to copy a page from the record for an appeal. It’ll now be $10 per page.
Those wanting to have the sheriff’s office serve papers on someone will see the fee rise to $50 from $25. Getting an uncertified copy of something without the help of a clerk will rise to 50 cents from 25 cents per page.
More on the house bill can be found here – http://tinyurl.com/2b8nz7j
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