Court and tribunal fees updates from July 2026

1.1 Originating proceedings where no other fee is specified £279 £286 1.2 Filing an application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution £612 £628 1.3 Application for matrimonial or civil partnership order £415 £426 1.5 Amendment of application for matrimonial/civil partnership order £59 £61 1.6 Answer to application for matrimonial/civil partnership order £234 £240 1.7 Application for an order of assessment of costs £57 £58 1.8 Application for parental order £263 £270 2.1a Parental responsibility (s4(1)(c) or (3), 4A(1)(b) or (3) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1b Parental responsibility (s4ZA(1)(c) or (6) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1c Guardians (s5(1) or 6(7) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1d Section 8 orders (s10(1) or (2) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1e Enforcement orders (s11J(2) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1f Compensation for financial loss (section 110(2) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1g Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force (s13(1) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1h Special guardianship orders (s14A (3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1i Secure accommodation order (s25 Children Act 1989) – England £263 £270 2.1j Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force (s33(7) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1k Contact with child in care (s34(2), (3), (4) or (9) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1l Education supervision order (s36(1) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1m Variation or discharge of care and supervision orders (s39 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1n Child assessment order (s43(1) Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1o Emergency protection orders (s44, 45 and 46 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1p Warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order (s48 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1q Recovery order (s50 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1s Warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises (s102 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1t Applications in respect of enforcement orders (paragraph 4(2), 6(2), 7(2) or 9(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) £116 £119 2.1u Amendment of enforcement order by reason of change of address (paragraph 5(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) £79 £81 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 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1w Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 Children Act 1989) – England £263 £270 2.1x Extension of supervision order (paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1y Extension or discharge of education supervision order (paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1z Appeals concerning foster parents (paragraph 8(1) of Sch 8 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.1ia Secure accommodation order (s119 Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) £263 £270 2.1wa Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (s124(1) Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) £263 £270 2.2 Application for proceedings (s31 of the Children Act 1989 £2,515 £2,580 2.3 Appeal relating to Children Act 1989 fees 2.1(a) to 2.1(s) (v) to (y) and 2.2 £245 £251 2.4 Appeal against a contribution order under Children Act 1989 £245 £251 2.5 Appeal against a contribution order – Wales £245 £251 2.6(a) Cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer (England) (s72 Children Act 1989) £263 £270 2.6(b) Cancellation of registration of child minder or day carer (s34 of the Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) £263 £270 2.7 Commencing child mind or day carer appeal (s34 Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) or s72 Children Act 1989 (England)) £245 £251 3.1 Application/permission to apply for adoption £207 £212 3.2 Application for a placement order (under s22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2022) £556 £570 3.3 Application to the High Court £207 £212 4.1 Application for warning notice to be attached to a contact order £56 £57 5.1 Application (without notice) £60 £62 5.2 Application for decree nisi, conditional order, separation order (no fee if undefended) £61 £63 5.3 Application (on notice) (unless otherwise listed) £190 £195 5.4 Application for a financial order £313 £321 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 £142 £146 7.1 Search of central index of decrees absolute/final orders £65 £89 7.3 Search of index of decrees absolute/final orders £45 £61 8.1a Copy of a document (10 pages or less) £11 £14 8.2 Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) £11 £14 9.1 Where the party filing the request is legally aided £94 £74 9.2d Determination of costs, where costs claimed Exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £150,000 £1,365 £1,400 9.4 Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – family £238 £244 9.5 Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate £125 £128 10.2 Application for a maintenance order to be registered under the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 or 1958 Act £57 £58 11.1 Application for an order for financial provision £245 £251 12.1 Application to question a judgment debtor or other person £61 £63 12.2 Application for a third-party debt order/appointment of a receiver £88 £90 12.3 Application for a charging order £43 £44 12.4 Application for a judgment summons £83 £85 12.5 Application for an attachment of earnings order – Family £38 £39 13.1 Application for enforcement of a judgment or order £114 £117 13.3 Issue for a warrant of possession or a warrant of delivery £135 £139 14.1 Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery £68 £70 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. £68 £70 17.1 Taking an affidavit/affirmation/attestation upon honour £12 £13 17.2 For each exhibit referred to and required to be marked £2 £3