Prothonotary

Office Location/Hours: The office is located on the first floor of the Forest County Courthouse and is opened to the public from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Information Available: Documents relating to civil cases, including judgments that have been filed.

Accepted Forms of Payment: Cash or check.

Record Search: Prothonotary indices from January 1, 2002 to present are available online at INFOCON County Access.

• Acknowledgements (Per Name) — $3.00
• Appeals – to Supreme, Superior, or Commonwealth Courts — $90.25
• Appeals – to Superior or Commonwealth Prothonotary — $90.25
• Appeals from District Justice (Civil) — $105.75
• Arbitrations — $22.00
• Assignments of Liens and Judgements — $7.00
• Building Agreements, Waiver, Stipulation — $20.00
• Certificate of Judgement (to Another County) — $15.00
• Certified Papers (Plus Copies) — $3.00
• Certification, Notary Public — $2.00
• Commencement of Civil Action (Complaint) — $105.75
• Complaint in Confession of Judgement — $105.75
• Custody Complaint — $115.25
• Default Judgement — $13.00
• Discontinuance – Praecipe — $7.00
• Divorce Complaint (W/Surcharge - Children Trust Fund) — $115.75
• Each Additional Count in Divorce Action — $62.25
• Custody (in Addition to the Count Requesting Divorce) — $10.00
• Divorce Decree — $13.00
• Exemplification of Record (Made in this Office) — $15.00
• Exemplification of Record (Filed) — $13.00
• Executions — $22.00
• Judgements — $19.50
• Judgements (Including Satisfaction) — $26.50
• Liens — $18.00
• Commencement of any Commonwealth Tax Lien (All Pleadings Except Revivals) — $18.00
• Filing of any Federal Tax Lien, Mechanics Lien, or any other Lien Waiver — $18.00
• Terminations — $7.00
• Municipal Liens — $18.50
• Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint — $105.75
• Name – Change Divorce — $7.00
• Name Change – Without Divorce (Civil Action) — $105.75
• Releases of Liens and Judgements — $7.00
• Reinstate of Complaint (Copy of Original not Required) — $7.00
• Revivals (Amicable Proceedings) — $13.00
• Revivals (Adverse) — $22.00
• Postponements of Liens and Judgements — $7.00
• Power of Attorney (Filing) — $7.00
• Subpoena (Issuance) — $3.00
• Satisfactions of Liens and Judgements — $7.00
• Subordination of Liens — $7.00
• Subordination of Judgement — $13.00
• Writ of Attachment — $22.00
• Writ of Execution (Execution Docket) — $22.00
• Writ of Possession — $22.00
• Writ of Summons — $105.75
• Writ Indexing Only — $20.00
• Writ of Revival — $22.00