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Civil City Court of Houma
8046 Main Street 
Houma, Louisiana 70360
Filing Fees: (Effective July 1, 2010)
  • New Suits – 1 Defendant, With Local Service $225.00
See below for additional costs
Includes: Reconventional Demands, Third Party Demands, Intervention,
Deficiency Petition, Petition to Revive Judgment, Executory
Process, Judgment Executory with Garnishment of JD Rule, Amending/Supplemental Petition.
  • Each additional Defendant after the first one, Service on Secretary of State or add $ 80.00
  • Garnishment Proceedings $200.00
  • Judgment Debtor Rule $110.00 ($25.00 each additional)
  • Motion to Transfer from Small Claims to Regular Civil Docket $100.00
  • Re-Issuing Service of Citation $35.00
  • Recording Judgment in Mortgage Records $25.00 (First Page)
  • Recording Judgment in Mortgage Records $10.00 (2nd Page thru infinity)
    • Indexing of Names $5.00 (per name after 1st name)
    • Body of Judgment
      • AKA is $5.00/name DBA in body is $5.00 more
      • FKA is $5.00 more
    • Stamping of copy for Recording $3.00 (per document)
    • Non-compliance fee if margins are not correct $10.00
  • Canceling Judgment in Mortgage Records $ 50.00 (Per Entry Number)

  Evictions

  • Notice to Quit $49.00
  • Rule to Show Cause on Eviction $96.50
  • Rule to Show Cause/Waiver in lease/Landlord Notice to Quit $126.50
  • Motion for Trial $ 75.00
  • Motion to Compel & Motion for Summary Judgment $ 75.00
  • Answers or any other Pleading with No Service $ 25.00
(I.E. Discovery) (per pleading)

MOTION FOR AD HOC ATTORNEY – AN ADVANCE FEE OF $250.00 IS REQUIRED 

Subpoenas Subpoenas and Subpoena Duces Tecums $8.00 plus .16 cents/mile round trip if:

Small Claim Division Fees:

New Suit (1 defendent)- $96.50 for on Dependant and $55.00 for each additional defendant

Amending & Supplemental Petition - Small Claims Only - $55.00

Motion for New Trial on Small Claims Only - $15.00 Non-Refundable Fee **PLEASE SEND CORRECT REQUIRED DEPOSIT TO AVOID DELAY IN PROCESSING.

 
 
 
 
 Sunday, May 1, 2011   Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government