Court and tribunal fees updates from April 2025

1.1 Originating proceedings where no other fee is specified £270 £279 1.2 Application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution £593 £612 1.3 Application for matrimonial or civil partnership order £402 £415 1.5 Amendment of application for matrimonial/civil partnership order £95 £59 1.6 Answer to application for matrimonial/civil partnership order £245 £234 1.7 On application for an order of assessment of costs £55 £57 1.8 Application for parental order £255 £263 2.1a Parental responsibility (section 4(1)(c) or (3), 4A(1)(b) or(3) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1b Parental responsibility (section 4ZA(1)(c) or (6) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1c Guardians (section 5(1) or 6(7) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1d Section 8 orders (section 10(1) or (2) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1e Enforcement orders (section 11J(2) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1f Compensation for financial loss (section 11O(2) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1g Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force (section 13(1) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1h Special guardianship orders (section 14A(3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1i Secure accommodation order (section 25 of the Children Act 1989) – England £255 £263 2.1ia Secure accommodation order (section 25 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) £255 £263 2.1j Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force (section 33(7) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1k Contact with child in care (section 34(2), (3), (4) or (9) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1l Education supervision order (section 36(1) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1m Variation or discharge etc of care and supervision orders (section 39 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1n Child assessment order (section 43(1) of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1o Emergency protection orders (sections 44, 45 and 46 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1p Warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order (section 48 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1q Recovery order (section 50 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1s Warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises (section 102 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1t Applications in respect of enforcement orders (under Schedule A1 of the Children Act 1989) £112 £116 2.1u Amendment of enforcement order by reason of change of address (under Schedule A1 of the Children Act 1989) £77 £79 2.1v Financial provision for children (paragraph 1(1) or (4), 2(1) or (5), 5(6), 6(5), (7) or (8), 8(2), 10(2), 11 or 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1w Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 of the Children Act 1989) – England £255 £263 2.1wa Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (Wales) £255 £263 2.1x Extension of supervision order (paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1y Extension or discharge of education supervision order (paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.1z Appeals concerning foster parents (paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8 of the Children Act 1989) £255 £263 2.2 Care and supervision order (Section 31 of the Children Act 1989) £2,437 £2,515 2.3 Appeal relating to Children Act fees 2.1(a) to 2.1(s) (v) to (y) and 2.2) £237 £245 2.4 Appeal against a contribution order – England £237 £245 2.5 Appeal against a contribution order – Wales £237 £245 2.6(a) Section 72 Cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer (England) £255 £263 2.6(b) Section 34 Cancellation of registration of child minder or day carer (Wales) £255 £263 2.7 Commencing child mind or day carer appeal for application (England or Wales) £237 £245 3.1 Application/permission to apply for adoption £201 £207 3.2 Application for a placement order (under Section 22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) £539 £556 3.3 Application to the High Court with regards to inherent jurisdiction with respect to children £201 £207 4.1 On an application for a warning notice to be attached to a contact order £54 £56 5.1 Application (without notice) £58 £60 5.2 Application for decree nisi, conditional order, separation order (no fee if undefended) £59 £61 5.3 Application (on notice) (unless otherwise listed) £184 £190 5.4 Application for a financial order (other than consent order) £303 £313 6.1 Filing an appeal notice from a district judge, one or more lay justices, a justices’ clerk or an assistant to a justices’ clerk £138 £142 7.2 Search of central index of parental responsibility agreements £45 £17 9.2(d) On filing a request for detailed assessment where fee 9.1 does not apply £1,345 £1,365 9.3 Issue of default costs certificate £65 £18 9.4 Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – Family £231 £238 9.5 Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate £121 £125 10.2 Application for a maintenance order to be registered under the Maintenance Orders 1950 or 1958 Act £55 £57 11.1 Application for order for financial provision £237 £245 12.1 Application to question a judgment debtor or other person £59 £61 12.2 Application for a third party debt order/appointment of a receiver £85 £88 12.3 Application for a charging order £42 £43 12.4 Application for a judgment summons £80 £83 12.5 Application for an attachment of earnings order – Family £37 £38 13.1 Application for enforcement of a judgment or order – warrant of control against goods £110 £114 13.2 On a request for further attempt at execution of a warrant at a new address where the warrant has been returned to the court not executed £30 £6 13.3 Issue for a warrant of possession or a warrant of delivery £131 £135 14.1 Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery £66 £68 14.2 On a request or application to register a judgment or order; or for permission to enforce an arbitration award; or for a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad £66 £68 15.1 Request for service by a bailiff of document (see order for exceptions) £45 £46