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Effective Immediately: No Passport Applications will be accepted until further notice. The Upper and Lower Bucks Government Services Centers Prothonotary Counters are closed. For a time certain to file with the Prothonotary, please call one of the following numbers:
Family Court matters- 215.348.6822 (Family Court Operations Memo)
Civil matters- 215.348.6191
It is strongly recommended that you call ahead. Otherwise, visitors who arrive without having called ahead will wait in a queue and be seen in order, based on their time of arrival. Visitors in the queue will be asked to maintain a distance of six feet from other persons at all times.

Bucks County Prothonotary Family Court Division Fee Schedule

Effective January 1, 2020
Printable Family Court Division Fee Schedule (.pdf)

Notice: Fee Change Effective January 1, 2020			E-File
COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE		$382.50	$382.50
COMPLAINT FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION		258.00	258.00
WHEN INCORPORATED IN DIVORCE COMPLAINT		87.50	87.50
GENETIC TESTING		258.00	258.00
COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY/VISITATION		265.75	265.75
WHEN INCORPORATED IN DIVORCE COMPLAINT		95.25	95.25
PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF		258.50	258.50
WHEN INCORPORATED IN DIVORCE COMPLAINT		88.00	88.00
PETITION TO MODIFY CUSTODY ORDER		51.00	51.00
RETAKE MAIDEN NAME		9.50	NA
CERTIFIED DIVORCE DECREE		5.75	NA
SUPERIOR COURT APPEAL-PROTHY		56.50	NA
PLUS CHECK FOR SUPERIOR COURT		90.25	NA
WITHDRAWAL OF COMPLAINT		9.50	9.50
AFFIDAVIT OF NO APPEAL		5.75	NA
REINSTATEMENT FEE OF RETURNED CHECKS		30.00	NA
TRANSFER OF CASE TO OTHER JURISDICTION (1-200 Pages)		50.00	NA
PER PAGE IN EXCESS OF 200 PAGES		.25	NA
There is no filing fee for Petitions or any other filings in “Protection From Abuse” actions. (Note: When a protection order is granted other than pursuant to an agreement of the parties, a surcharge of $100.00 shall be assessed against the defendant and distributed as mandated by PFA Act 23 Pa.C.S. 6101, effective May 9, 2006.)
THE PROTHONTARY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ENTER ANY SUIT, ACTION, ORDER OF THE COURT OR JUDGMENT THEREON OR PERFORM ANY SERVICE WHATSOEVER UNTIL THE REQUISTE FEE IS PAID.
A-ABUSE	C-CUSTODY	D-DIVORCE	Y-ALIMONY
E-INJUNCTION OR EQUITY	G-GENETIC TESTING	Q-EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION	R-COUNSEL FEES

The Office of the Prothonotary
Judith Reiss, Prothonotary
Patricia Zimmerman, First Deputy
Randall Flager, Esq., Solicitor
Bucks County Justice Center
100 North Main Street, 1st Floor
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Phone: 215-348-6191
Fax: 215-348-6184
Effective Immediately: No Passport Applications will be accepted until further notice. The Upper and Lower Bucks Government Services Centers Prothonotary Counters are closed. For a time certain to file with the Prothonotary, please call one of the following numbers:
Family Court matters- 215.348.6822 (Family Court Operations Memo)
Civil matters- 215.348.6191
It is strongly recommended that you call ahead. Otherwise, visitors who arrive without having called ahead will wait in a queue and be seen in order, based on their time of arrival. Visitors in the queue will be asked to maintain a distance of six feet from other persons at all times.