Fees in the civil and family courts – main fees (EX50)

Civil court fees (EX50)

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Family court fees (EX50)

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Pay a civil or family court fee, get help with fees or get a refund

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You may need to pay a fee if you use a civil or family court service. The fee you pay depends on the type of service and the area of law in which the service operates.

These guides include:

• civil court fees - main fees list
• family court fees - main fees list
• how to pay court fees, get help with fees and get a refund

Civil and family courts provide many services and fees. To see the full list, visit Fees in the civil and family courts - full list.

For guidance about using a court service, search for your issue on GOV.UK. You can also find a collection of our court and tribunal forms.

If you cannot find a fee or form, contact your local county or family court.

Get advice

If you need help with using a court service, you may want to get advice from a legal professional or from Citizens Advice.

Citizens Advice is a national charity and network of local charities, offering free, confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person.

1. 1 May 2024

   Updated fees

2. 19 January 2024

   Added Welsh translations of the English guidance

3. 6 October 2023

   Converted the PDF guide to be HTML documents.

4. 26 August 2022

   Uploaded new Welsh language version of EX50

5. 21 July 2022

   Uploaded a new version of EX50

6. 1 March 2022

   New versions of EX50 added.

7. 30 September 2021

   Uploaded new version of ex50

8. 18 May 2021

   Revised fees come into force on 18 May 2021.

9. 3 August 2020

   Welsh version updated.

10. 3 August 2020

    New fees payable from 3 August 2020

11. 27 March 2019

    Replaced with EX50 fees from March 2019.

12. 19 March 2019

    Added a Welsh EX50 document.

13. 5 July 2018

    Added revised EX50 with text changes throughout.

14. 1 April 2018

    First published.