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Delaware court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Delaware costs $175 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Delaware — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Delaware at a glance	Figure
Court	Family Court (divorce) · Court of Common Pleas (name change)
Divorce filing fee	$175 total — $165 Family Court filing fee plus the $10 Court Security Fee.
Name change filing fee	$85 in the Court of Common Pleas, including the $10 security assessment (10 Del. C. §5901).
Name-change publication	Not required — Not required — the former publication statute (10 Del. C. §5903) was repealed effective April 28, 2022.
General civil filing fee	$200 Superior Court complaint fee plus the $10 security assessment ($210 total). A Court of Common Pleas civil complaint is $85; Family Court general civil is $90.

Divorce filing fees

$175 total — $165 Family Court filing fee plus the $10 Court Security Fee.

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$85 in the Court of Common Pleas, including the $10 security assessment (10 Del. C. §5901).

Publication: Not required — the former publication statute (10 Del. C. §5903) was repealed effective April 28, 2022.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

$200 Superior Court complaint fee plus the $10 security assessment ($210 total). A Court of Common Pleas civil complaint is $85; Family Court general civil is $90.

Probate court costs

No probate filing figure for Delaware appears on the official schedules we read — in many states probate fees are set at county level (a register of wills or probate court fee schedule) rather than statewide. Confirm the current fee with the probate court where the estate will be filed. Our probate cost guide explains the cost layers every estate pays.

How filing works in Delaware

Prepare the petition or complaint for the Family Court (divorce) — most Delaware courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
Complete any publication the rules require — for a Delaware name change: not required.
Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

Item	Cost
Filing fee	$175
Service of process (typical private process server)	$50–$100
Estimated total to file	$225–$275

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Delaware Courts — Family Court Schedule of Assessed Costs · Delaware Code, Title 10, ch. 59. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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