CIVIL LAW - COURT FEE WAIVER - A Court Fee Waiver allows individuals who cannot afford court fees to file papers and receive services without paying, covering expenses like filing fees, certified copies, and other costs related to starting a case.
You may be eligible if you receive public benefits (like Medi-Cal, Food Stamps, etc.), have a low household income, or cannot afford basic needs and court fees.
Syndicate Legal Services provides this service on a pro bono basis, but the fee waiver does not waive the fees charged by Syndicate Legal Services for any Legal Document Preparation Services as detailed on this website.
CIVIL LAW - COURT FEE WAIVER (Nationwide)
CIVIL LAW - LIS PENDENS - In general, Lis pendens is Latin for “suit pending.” It is used in several contexts:
- “Lis Pendens” is construed to be the jurisdiction, power, or control which courts acquire over property involved in a suit, pending the continuance of the action, and until final judgment.
- A “Lis Pendens Notice” is a notice recorded in a real property’s chain of title and is designed to enable interested third parties to discover the existence and scope of pending litigation affecting the title to or asserting a mortgage, lien, security interest, or other interest in real property.
- The notice warns all persons that any interests acquired during the pendency of the suit are subject to its outcome.
- “Lis Pendens Doctrine” permits the dismissal of the later action filed when two or more lawsuits are pending.
- It is designed to protect a defendant from having to defend several suits on the same cause of action at the same time.
- The doctrine requires more than a mere allegation of a pending suit; it requires proof the prior case is the same, the parties are substantially the same, and the relief requested is the same.
- This three-pronged identity test must be strictly applied when a party seeks to dismiss a claim under the doctrine.
Federal Court & States where Lis Pendens is available.
Does not include any State or Federal Court Fees or any Third-Party Costs such as Process Server or E-Filing Fees.