Fees for Family Division legal services

1.

Application for leave to file petition in matrimonial proceedings or apply for dissolution of civil partnership

£300

Instituting proceedings to include filing a petition in matrimonial proceedings or a cause application in civil partnership proceedings

(a)

following grant of application for leave to file petition for divorce or a cause application in civil partnership proceedings

£120

(b)

in any other case

£300

3.

Filing amended or second or subsequent matrimonial petition or civil partnership cause application

£80

4.

Filing answer to petition in matrimonial proceedings or a cause application in civil partnership proceedings (including cross petition/application)

£200

5.

Hearing defended cause - for each half day or part of a half day 

£360

6.

Filing an application to make a decree nisi absolute or a conditional order in a civil partnership final

£40

7.

Financial orders

(a)

application for consent order

£40

(b)

application for order, other than by consent other than for consent order

£150

(c)

any application, summons or notice of intention to proceed with application for ancillary relief not falling within (a) or (b)

£80

8.

Contested hearing before the court for each half day or part of a half day

9.

Filing notice of appeal against Registrar’s decision

£120

10.

Appeals, hearing by the Court of any appeal from an order of the Greffier, for each half day or part of a half day

£360

11.

Commission for examination of witnesses abroad, issue of

£60

12.

Letters of request –

(a)

for service of process out of Jersey

£60

(b)

for the examination of witnesses abroad

£60

13.

Evidence –

(a)

taking of in writing by Viscount, for each half day or part or a half day

£500

(b)

copy of transcript of, for each page

£15

14.

Service or attempted service by Viscount, each party served (or attempted to serve)

At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £200

15.

Taxing bill of costs, for each half hour

 £60

16.

Copy Decree Nisi, Decree Absolute or other Act of Court, Memorandum of Agreement or other document, for each Act or document

 £30