Left hand, right hand thing, so arrive prepared and educated!
At the Delaware County Recorder's Office, documents must be filed in person. Call ahead for fee prices; confirm with website; confirm fees on phone again; expect a different answer in person.
Filing fees (to have a machine electronically scan them and for them to be filed via computer) are outrageous. We were told (and confirmed with the website) that each of our documents would be $40 to file, and we were prepared. Also, you must supply a self-addressed, stamped envelope for documents to be returned.
However, when we arrived, the girl seemed confused with my Stamps.com mailing label on my envelope. She kept staring at it, not moving, so I asked, "Wasn't I supposed to provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope?" That seemed to shake her out of her confusion. (I later overheard another resident pay a crazy fee for not supplying his own, and was glad mine only cost around $2.50 total for both of my documents.)
Then the girl said our documents would cost $28 for the first page and $8 for each page thereafter! We would be paying over $168 for EACH document.
Thankfully, I arrived educated. I corrected her, showed her my notes, and explained the phone call and confirmation with the website. She left for a moment and then returned to say that it was $40 per document.
I wonder how many people are over-paying for filing fees. (Well, actually everyone who files at this courthouse!) She was also a little put out that I wanted a receipt, but I recommend getting one.
On a good note, the filing was fairly quick.
On an amusing note, I realized when I left the building that my purse had somehow passed through security with a large pocketknife. read more