Civil Courts Records Search Filing Fees & Service Charges Interest Rates on Final Judgments Marriage Licenses & Ceremonies Circuit Civil Department (561) 355-2986 Main Courthouse 205 North Dixie Highway 3rd Floor, Room 3.23 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 P.O. Box 4667 West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4667 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Except legal holidays

Circuit Civil

Diane Cummings, Manager
(561) 355-4860
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The Circuit Civil Department handles lawsuits with damages of over $15,000. This includes but is not limited to:

• Bond Validations
• Car Bonds
• Contest of Tax Assessments
• Declatory Judgments
• Ejectment
• Eminent Domain
• Enforce Tax Warrants
• Home Solicitation Permits
• Injunctions
• IRS Liens
• Petitions
• Quiet Title
• Replevin
• Various Petitions

The Circuit Civil Department also handles:

• Probate of estates
• Marriage licenses and ceremonies

FILING FEES Additional Fees

Civil Actions over $15,000	$256.00
Home Solicitation Permits	$100.00
Appeal from a lower court to Circuit Civil	$251.00

An appeal from Circuit Civil to the 4th District Court of Appeals requires one check for $300.00, payable to the 4th District Court of Appeals and a separate check, payable to Sharon R. Bock, Clerk & Comptroller, which includes a service fee of $51.00, plus $1.50 for certification and $1.00 per page.

CAR BONDS

This process may be used to assist someone who has been given a price for automobile repair work, only to be charged a higher rate when the work has been completed. A cash bond must be posted with the clerk for the invoice amount. A certificate will be issued to the customer to enable the customer to retrieve their vehicle. The shop owner will have 60 days to file a petition to obtain payment for said repairs. There is no filing fee for this procedure.

EJECTMENT

A petition for ejectment may be filed when an adult person will not voluntarily vacate your home. This process may be used to remove a person or persons who occupy real property with you but, do not hold title to that property.

HOME SOLICITATION PERMITS (F.S. 501.021)

The permit is used when selling items that cost in excess of $25.00, door-to-door. This statute should be thoroughly read prior to applying for a permit, to determine if a permit is indeed required for that which you propose to sell. The permit fee is $100.00.

Circuit Civil Division:

Circuit Civil Information

Marriage Licenses and Ceremonies

Divisions within Court Services:

Circuit Civil Domestic Violence Circuit Criminal Family Division County Civil Evidence

Juvenile County Criminal Mental Health Probate Guardianship P.B. County Locations Fees