"Paternity, divorce, separation fees rising in Clark County" is the headline to this story in the Louisville Courier-Journal today that begins:
Clark County is raising the fees it charges for filing a divorce, separation or paternity petition by $20 to give low-income people access to mediators in such cases.Posted by Marcia Oddi at March 15, 2004 04:41 PMThis month Clark County became one of 11 Indiana counties to take advantage of a 2003 state law that authorizes the higher fees to support a fund for alternative ways to resolve disputes.
The $20 increase, which will take effect April 1, will bring the cost of divorce and separation filings to $129 each and paternity filings to $149.
Officials expect the increase to bring in $16,000 a year, which will pay some or all of the cost of mediation for low-income people.