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| DFW Legal Support Schedule Of Fees These are basic fees that are negotiable and usually discounted. Submit a quote request using the by hitting get quote button above. We are 100% flexible and will work with you on the price. The additional fees aren't always charged as we like to give a flat fee in many cases. Process Service Fees - Mobile Notary Fees - Deposition Fees - Legal Courier Fees - Court Filing Fees - Additional Fees Please submit an online quote request as our fees vary by clicking here. We'll respond quickly with an estimate to your email address or by phone call if opted in online form. Overdue invoice are charged a 10% finance fee every 30 days unpaid. |
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| Process Service 72 Hours (includes 4 attempts) |
$55.00 |
First attempt in 72 hrs. Two more attempts within 7 days. |
Mobile Fee |
$40.00 |
Fee for traveling to location. Includes one notarization |
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| Process Service 48 Hours (includes 4 attempts) |
$70.00 | First attempt 48 hrs. Two more attempts within 4 days. |
Each Notarization | $6.00 | Each notary stamp impression, jurat, acknowledgment, certified copy, oath, etc after the first. |
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| Process Service 24 Hours Or Same day. (includes 4 attempts) |
$115.00 |
First attempt 24 hrs. Two more attempts within 2 days |
Additional Signature | $1.00 | For each additional signature for same notarization (i.e: Signing with your spouse, etc) |
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| Certified Mail Process Service |
$40.00 | $25 each additional. |
Needed In Two Hours | $15.00 | Additional to mobile fee. | |
| CT Corp, Dallas Process Service |
$35.00 | Serving registered agent in 72 hrs. Additional $25 for 24 hr service & $15 for 48 hr service. |
Before 9AM, After 7 PM, Or On Weekend/Holiday | $15.00 | $30 instead if after 9 PM. $50 instead if after 10 PM. These fees are additional to regular fees.$70 instead if after 12 AM. |
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| Additional Document To Serve After The First. (same person, time & place) |
$5 per document |
A citation ($55) & notice ($5) served would be $60. |
Providing Our Own Witness To Sign Your Document |
$35.00 | Additional plus applicable per minute fee listed below. | |
| Additional Subject Served At Same Address |
$10 | Additional fee. | Time On-site After 20 Minutes |
$1.20 per minute |
20 minutes included. If our witness was provided to sign documents the fee is $2.50 per minute instead. |
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| Temporary Restraining Order Involved (or equivalent) |
$40.00 | Additional to regular service fee. |
Certified Signing Agent For Loan or Mortgage Documents |
$100.00 for first hour |
Includes notarizations and first hour on-site. After first hour mobile notary on-site fee applies |
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| Each Additional Address Served |
$30.00 | Each service attempt location for documents. For skip trace jobs where we must visit multiple addresses this is charged for each city we attempt service. |
Certificate and Seal To A Protest |
$4.00 |
Additional. |
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| Skip Trace Search On Subject (multiple restricted non-public database investigation search) |
$50.00 | If you don't know location of of individual to be served. See pricing for each additional address served also. |
Protesting A Bill Or Note For Non-Acceptance or Non-Payment |
$4.00 |
Additional. |
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| Surveillance | $1.05 per minute |
We wait 20 minutes on-site per service attempt w/ no charge. |
Each Notice Of Protest |
$1.00 |
Additional. |
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| For Each Process Attempt After The Fourth. |
$30.00 | For each attempt after the three included. |
Protesting In All Other Cases |
$4.00 |
Additional. |
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| Fee For Filling Out Substituted Service Or Due Diligence Affidavit |
Free | Additional. | Copy Of Records and Notary Journal |
$0.50 per page |
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| Documents That Need To Be Served Over 80 Miles From Dallas. (availability and price varies) |
$10-$90 | Additional fee. Call us for exact price. |
Legal Deposition Fees |
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| Fee For Picking Up Documents To Be Served From The Court |
$5.00 | For Dallas and Adjacent counties. We also charge regular mileage fee that's listed below for all services. |
First Hour Of Deposition |
$85 for first hour |
$1.15 per minute after first hour. |
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| Fee for filing return of service with the court |
Free | For most state federal, & local courts nationwide. |
Deposition Recording and Monitoring |
$0.85 per minute |
To be produced on DVD. Additional fee. |
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| Wrong Address Given |
$35.00 | Additional fee if we were given a wrong address. |
Written Deposition Of Witness | $0.50 per 100 words |
Usually not charged by us. State law requires us to post this fee. |
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| Process Service By Publication | $50.00 | Doesn't include publication fee to the newspaper. |
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First DVD of Deposition |
$10.00 |
Each additional DVD is $8.00. |
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Cancellation of Deposition Within 72 Hours |
$180.00 |
For canceling within 72 hours of scheduled deposition. |
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| Document Scanning Fees |
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Witness No-Show Fee |
$225.00 |
If we're setup for deposition at location and witness doesn't appear. |
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| Fee to scan documents to be viewed on a secure website by select parties for one year. |
$40 for 20 pages |
Fee includes scanning 20 pages. We charge $0.15 per additional page |
Court Reporter Used to Transcribe Deposition | $5.17 per page |
Additional fee if we provide a court reporter. Additional $0.55/page for heavy testimony. |
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| Each Exhibit Page Processed by Court Reporter |
$0.75 per page |
Additional. |
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| Flat Court Reporter Appearance Fee |
$45.00 |
For each deposition regardless of length in minutes. |
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Court Reporter Used For Deposition Per Minute Rate |
$0.55 per minute |
Additional. |
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Transcript Production Fee (regular turnaround 10 days) |
$70.00 |
Fee to produce court reporter's transcript. Additional $250 fee if transcript needed within 8 days. |
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| Fee For Us To Issue Subpoena For a Witness | $10.00 each | Fee is waived if DFW Legal Support serves subpoena on witness. |
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| Copies of Court Reporter Transcriptions | $2.70 per page. |
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| Legal Courier Fees |
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Additional Fees For All Services |
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| Civil Case Filing |
$45.00 | Basic filing with the court. | Printing/Copying (we include 15 pages per assignment free of charge) |
$0.25 per page |
For each page printed or copied. | |
| Getting Court Order Signed | $45 per hour |
(walk through). Minimum 1 hour. $0.75 per minute after first hour |
USPS Priority Mail | FREE | Limit one per assignment. $5.00 each additional. |
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| Legal Document Retrieval | $45 per hour |
Minimum one hour. $0.75 per minute after first hour |
USPS Express Mail | $20.00 | Per shipment. Fee to overnight documents |
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| Court Research | $45 per hour |
Minimum one hour. $0.75 per minute after first hour |
Private Courier Shipping | $5.00 | Handling fee only. Shipping fee paid to courier is charged extra. |
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| Same Day Pickup Delivery | $15.00 | Picked up and delivered in one day. |
Travel After 15 Miles Due To Assignment (fee for all services) |
$0.80 per mile. |
First fifteen miles not charged.Charged only one way. Only charged once per three process service attempts. |
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| Pickup/Delivery In 3 Hours | $25.00 | Picked up and delivered in 3 hours. |
Tolls and parking fees accumulated due to assignment (we don't charge if less than $5.00) |
Varies | Additional fees for tollways, toll bridges, and parking | |
| Pickup/Delivery In 2 Hours | $35.00 | Picked up and delivered in 2 hours. |
Finance fee for checks issued or cash paid on customer's behalf |
4% of check or cash we issued. |
If we're performing a service and must issue check to pay fees (i.e court filing fee, court copy fees, witness fees, etc). |
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| Rush Courthouse Civil Case Filing/ Document Retrieval |
$15.00 (additional) |
Additional fee for filing/retrieval in two hours. |
Finance Fee For Unpaid Invoices |
10% of unpaid balance |
This fee is charged every 30 days the balance on an invoice is unpaid. This is to cover our costs. |
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| Wait Time | $1 per minute |
Per minute for waiting at a service location after 15 minutes. |
We accept cash, company checks, e-checks, major credit cards,
e-checks, Google checkout, and Paypal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Our terms and conditions can be viewed here. |
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| Additional Court Fees (separate from our fees)
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| Dallas County: | Click for other Dallas County Court fees |
Click for Colin County Court fees | Click for US Northern District Federal Court fees | |||
| Filing Suit | $222.00 | |||||
| Garnishment After Judgement | $197.00 | $222.00 before judgment. | Click for Rockwall County Court fees | |||
| Electronic Copy On CD | $2.00 | |||||
| Paper Copies (less than 25 pages) | $1/page | Documents over 25 pages must be emailed or put on CD. |
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| Computer Resource Fee | $3.00 | Added to all requests. | Click for Kaufman County Court fees | |||
| Document Retrieval Fee | $2.00 | Added to all requests. | ||||
| Request File From Archives | $2.00 | Per file request. | Click for Tarrant County Court fees | |||
| Certified Copies | $1/page | Plus $5 to certify. | ||||
| Dallas District Court Civil Case Filing |
$252.00 | FOR 1-10 plaintiffs only. For filing with more plaintiffs visit: Dallas County District Court fees |
Click for Denton County Court fees | |||

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