(a) In addition to all other costs and charges of court in domestic relations cases filed in the Circuit Court of Cleburne County there shall be levied and assessed an additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25).
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Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
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(b)(1) Unless remitted by the court, upon any complaint or petition filed in the circuit court, the clerk of the circuit court shall collect the court costs. The clerk shall retain three dollars ($3) of each of the court costs as an administrative cost. The remaining proceeds shall be collected and maintained by the clerk of court and remitted quarterly to the Cleburne County Commission, which shall place the monies in a designated account in the county treasury earmarked for the Calhoun/Cleburne Children’s Center to be used for the operation of the center including providing services to the children and families of Cleburne County as well as assistance to Cleburne County law enforcement and the Cleburne County Department of Human Resources.(2) The Calhoun/Cleburne Children’s Center, before the end of each county fiscal year, shall provide to the Cleburne County Commission a budget to demonstrate the use of the monies held by the Cleburne County Commission. The Cleburne County Commission shall remit the funds quarterly to the Calhoun/Cleburne Children’s Center.
