Texas
Cost to sue someone in Texas
All-in estimate per case type — filing fees + process-server fees + attorney range. Server costs reflect Texas's requirement that any adult who is not a party.
| Case type | Filing fee | Server fee | Attorney | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Small claims
No lawyers in many counties
|
$54 – $54 1 counties |
$75 – $150 | N/A | $129 – $204 |
| Civil case ≤ $50,000 | $324 – $324 1 counties |
$75 – $150 | $1500 – $8000 | $1899 – $8474 |
| Civil case > $50,000 | $369 – $369 1 counties |
$75 – $150 | $10000 – $50000 | $10444 – $50519 |
| Eviction filing | $121 – $121 1 counties |
$75 – $150 | $500 – $2500 | $696 – $2771 |
| Divorce (no children) | $313 – $313 1 counties |
$75 – $150 | $1500 – $6000 | $1888 – $6463 |
| Divorce (with children) | No filing-fee data yet for this case type | — | ||
Other states
Estimates only. Actual costs vary by county, case
complexity, and attorney rates. Process-server fees are typical
ranges from public directories; attorney ranges are state bar fee
surveys. Court fees come from our editorial Filing Fee dataset —
counties without published rows are not included in the band.