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Colorado court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Colorado costs $230 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Colorado — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Colorado at a glance	Figure
Court	District Court
Divorce filing fee	$230 for the petitioner under C.R.S. §13-32-101 (the respondent's fee is $116). Note: Colorado raised district civil fees from January 1, 2025 (HB 24-1286) and we could not open an updated official schedule page, so confirm the current total with the clerk — post-2025 totals are unverified here.
Name change filing fee	$235 — a name change is filed at the district court civil docket fee under C.R.S. §13-32-101 (same currency caveat as the divorce fee above).
Name-change publication	Required — Required for a standard adult name change — publish at least 3 times within 21 days after the publication order (C.R.S. §13-15-102; form JDF 420). Waivers exist for crime victims and gender-identity petitions.
General civil filing fee	$235 district court plaintiff's docket fee. County court civil tiers: $85 (under $1,000), $105 ($1,000–under $15,000), $135 ($15,000–$25,000).

Divorce filing fees

$230 for the petitioner under C.R.S. §13-32-101 (the respondent's fee is $116). Note: Colorado raised district civil fees from January 1, 2025 (HB 24-1286) and we could not open an updated official schedule page, so confirm the current total with the clerk — post-2025 totals are unverified here.

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

$235 — a name change is filed at the district court civil docket fee under C.R.S. §13-32-101 (same currency caveat as the divorce fee above).

Publication: Required for a standard adult name change — publish at least 3 times within 21 days after the publication order (C.R.S. §13-15-102; form JDF 420). Waivers exist for crime victims and gender-identity petitions.

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

$235 district court plaintiff's docket fee. County court civil tiers: $85 (under $1,000), $105 ($1,000–under $15,000), $135 ($15,000–$25,000).

Probate court costs

No probate filing figure for Colorado 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 Colorado

Prepare the petition or complaint for the District Court — most Colorado 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 Colorado name change: 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	$230
Service of process (typical private process server)	$50–$100
Estimated total to file	$280–$330

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: C.R.S. Title 13 — Colorado General Assembly · Colorado Judicial Branch — January 2025 Forms Blotter. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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