From 1st April 2025, for the second consecutive year, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that Family Court fees in England and Wales will rise.
In line with the Government’s proposal that court and tribunal fees should increase to reflect the Consumer Price Index, selected family proceedings fees are set to rise by 3.2%.
The MoJ stated that ‘The income generated from these uplifts will help to support the efficient and effective running of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).”
“These fee changes will produce a significant level of additional funding that will go towards improving service delivery, subsidising the cost of related court and tribunal services for which we do not charge a fee, and reducing the overall cost to the taxpayer.”
A breakdown of the changes, expected to come into force early April 2025:
- Applications for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution will rise from £593 to £612.
- Applications for matrimonial or civil partnership orders will rise from £402 to £415.
- A financial order application, not by consent, will see a cost rise from £303 to £313.
- An application for a parental order will rise from £255 to £263.
- The cost of an application for adoption, or permission to apply for adoption will rise from £201 to £207.
- Special Guardianship Orders will rise from £255 to £263.
You can find a full breakdown of all fee changes here.
