Do-It-Yourself Fee Waiver

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Use this tool to prepare a form to ask the court to waive or suspend the filing fees and other costs in your case. If you receive public assistance, or are unable to pay the fees and costs in your case, the court can decide to let you file without paying. You will go to the LawHelp Interactive website to do this. When you are done answering the questions, your finished forms will be ready for you to print.

During the COVID-19 state of emergency, courts must accept Fee Waiver Requests through e-Filing or e-mail. To find out if your court has e-Filing for your case type, look at the E-Filing Courts in Michigan page on the Michigan One Court of Justice website. If the court does not accept e-Filing for your type of case, contact your court clerk's office or visit their website to find out to which e-mail address you should send your Fee Waiver Request. Vist the Courts & Agencies page on Michigan Legal Help to get contact information for your court.