LegalCostCalculator
Official government sources · Updated May 2026 · All 50 states · Always free

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Legal Fee Database

Verified court filing fees for small claims, LLC formation, divorce, and notary services — sourced from .gov court websites across all 50 states.

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Counties with exact fees
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Pages of state & county data
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States fully covered
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Counties with exact fees
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Legal specialties — nothing else

We do four things. We do them completely.

Most legal sites cover everything loosely. We cover small claims, LLC, divorce, and notary — and we go deeper on those four than anyone else on the internet.

Small Claims Court

  • Court limits for all 50 states — updated 2026
  • Filing fees by state and 197+ counties
  • How-to guides for every entity type (landlord, Amazon, contractor…)
  • Defendant guides — what to do when you're sued
  • Post-judgment collection strategies by state
  • Fee waiver guides for every state
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LLC Formation

  • Filing fees for all 50 states + annual report costs
  • Franchise tax and publication requirements flagged
  • Processing times (standard + expedited)
  • Step-by-step formation guides per state
  • Cheapest and most expensive state comparisons
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Divorce Filing

  • Filing fees by state AND by county (197+ counties)
  • Service of process costs, certified copy fees
  • Uncontested divorce how-to guides for all 50 states
  • Fee waiver eligibility guides per state
  • Cheapest states for divorce comparison
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Notary Services

  • Max notary fees for all 50 states
  • Remote online notarization (RON) status per state
  • How to find a notary (UPS, banks, mobile)
  • How to become a notary — state-by-state guides
  • Notary fee caps and what you can legally be charged
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