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Minnesota court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Minnesota costs $403 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Minnesota — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Minnesota at a glance	Figure
Court	District Court
Divorce filing fee	$403 — dissolution with or without children: $340 base + $50 other fees + $13 law library fee, on the Judicial Branch district court fee schedule.
Name change filing fee	$323 — $310 base + $13 law library fee.
Name-change publication	Not required — Not required — Minn. Stat. §259.10 requires an application, a personal appearance, and proof of identity by two witnesses (and notice to both parents for a minor, where practicable). It contains no newspaper-publication requirement.
General civil filing fee	$323 for the first paper filed ($310 base + $13 law library). The $310 base is statewide and statutory; the law-library add-on varies by county (Hennepin County totals $322), so county totals differ by a few dollars.
Probate filing fee	$323 first paper for estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships; depositing a will for safekeeping is $27.

Divorce filing fees

$403 — dissolution with or without children: $340 base + $50 other fees + $13 law library fee, on the Judicial Branch district court fee schedule.

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

$323 — $310 base + $13 law library fee.

Publication: Not required — Minn. Stat. §259.10 requires an application, a personal appearance, and proof of identity by two witnesses (and notice to both parents for a minor, where practicable). It contains no newspaper-publication requirement.

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

$323 for the first paper filed ($310 base + $13 law library). The $310 base is statewide and statutory; the law-library add-on varies by county (Hennepin County totals $322), so county totals differ by a few dollars.

Probate court costs

$323 first paper for estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships; depositing a will for safekeeping is $27.

How filing works in Minnesota

Prepare the petition or complaint for the District Court — most Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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	$403
Service of process (typical private process server)	$50–$100
Estimated total to file	$453–$503

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: Minnesota Judicial Branch — District Court Fees · Minn. Stat. §259.10 — Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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