In the Interest of G.F.

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

In this proceeding for an order of child protection, we must decide two novel issues relative to exemptions sought by a petitioner under Section 455.504.2 of the Child Protection Orders Act. We must determine whether the statute exempts a petitioner, first, from payment of the appellate court docket fee and, secondly, from payment of guardian ad litem fees. Because we hold that the appellate court docket fee is a “filing fee” and the guardian ad litem fees are “court costs,” as those terms are used in the statute, we conclude that a petitioner is exempt from paying…