Services we offer
Services provided by the Family Division include:
- filing petitions and administration of applications for divorce
- hearing summonses and making ancillary orders in matrimonial causes
- assessing maintenance in other family matters
- preparing and submitting applications for adoption and processing subsequent paperwork
Our fees
This list is intended as a guide only. Read Part II of the Regulations if you have any questions.
Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998 on Jersey Law
Matrimonial and civil partnership proceedings fees
|
Item |
Stamp Duty |
|---|
1. |
Application for leave to file petition in matrimonial proceedings or apply for dissolution of civil partnership |
£330 |
| 2. |
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 |
£130 |
(b) |
in any other case |
£330 |
3. |
Filing amended or second or subsequent matrimonial petition or civil partnership cause application |
£90 |
4. |
Filing answer to petition in matrimonial proceedings or a cause application in civil partnership proceedings (including cross petition/application) |
£220 |
5. |
Hearing defended cause - for each half day or part of a half day |
£400 |
6.
|
Filing an application to make a decree nisi absolute or a conditional order in a civil partnership final
|
£45
|
7. |
Financial orders |
|
(a) |
application for consent order
|
£45
|
(b) |
Application other than for consent order – Filing summons or Form 16, fixing date, or signing copy for service for preliminary directions hearing
|
£165
|
(c) |
any application, summons or notice of intention to proceed with application for ancillary relief not falling within (a) or (b) |
£90 |
8. |
Contested hearing before the court for each half day or part of a half day |
£400
|
9. |
Filing notice of appeal against Registrar’s decision |
£130 |
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 |
£400 |
11. |
Commission for examination of witnesses abroad, issue of |
£65
|
12. |
Letters of request – |
|
(a) |
for service of process out of Jersey |
£65
|
(b) |
for the examination of witnesses abroad |
£65
|
13. |
Evidence –
|
|
(a) |
taking of in writing by Viscount, for each half day or part or a half day |
£550 |
(b) |
copy of transcript of, for each page |
£16
|
14. |
Service or attempted service by Viscount, each party served (or attempted to serve) |
At discretion of Viscount subject to a maximum of £220 |
15. |
Taxing bill of costs, for each half hour |
£65
|
16. |
Copy Decree Nisi, Decree Absolute or other Act of Court, Memorandum of Agreement or other document, for each Act or document |
£35
|
Children (Jersey) Law 2002 fees
No court fee is chargeable when filing a Parental Responsibility Agreement.
| Article |
Description of application type |
Fee |
|---|
| 5 |
Parental responsibility |
£130
|
| 7 (1) |
Appointment of guardians |
£130
|
| 8 (7) |
Revocation of appointment of guardian |
£130
|
| 10 |
Contact order; a prohibited steps order, a residence order; or a specific issue order. |
£130
|
| 14 (1) |
Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction |
£130
|
| 15 |
Financial provision |
£130
|
| 67 |
Applications for directions made on Form C2 |
£130
|
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