AP Family Law



COURT FEE DISCOUNTSThere are three kinds of fee remission (discounts):Remission 1Full remission based upon receipt of one of the following benefits:Income SupportIncome-based Job Seekers’ AllowancePension CreditIncome Related Employment and Support AllowanceWorking Tax Credit (but not if you are also receiving Child Tax Credit)The Court will need to see evidence that you are receiving one of these benefits (letter which is no more than one month old from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or last 3 months’ bank statements which show the benefit receipts into your bank account.Remission 2Full remission based upon gross annual income (before tax and other deductions). You will need to add up all the income you receive in a year. If this figure is below the amount shown below, you will be entitled to a full remission of the court fee. The Court will need to see evidence of your annual income.There are a number of excluded benefits (see page 9 of the guidance in the link below – the most common are Disability Living Allowance, Housing Benefit and Foster Care Payments) that are not to be included when calculating gross income.Gross Annual Income Limits:No of ChildrenSingleCouple1?13,000?18,0002?15,930?20,9303?18,860?23,8604?24,720?29,720Thereafter add ?2,930 for each additional child.Remission 3Full or part remission based upon the money you receive and the money you are allowed to claim as spent each month (monthly disposable income).Monthly Expenses that you are allowed to deduct:Housing Costs (mortgage or rent payments)?159 per month for your partner if you live as a couple?244 per dependent child?315 per month for general living expenses (only enter this figure if you have also entered monthly housing costs)Child Care Costs such as nursery or child minder feesAny payments made under a court orderDepending upon what the bottom line figure is, you may be entitled to a full or part reduction.. There is a table setting out the amounts that are payable on page 21 of the guidance.Example:Take home Pay (after tax and nat ins deducted)2,300 pcmLessMortgage Payment 750 pcm2 Children 488 (2 x 244)Living Expenses Allowance 315Child Care 100------------------Total Disposable Income 647In this example you would need to pay ?270 for the court fee to issue a divorce petition instead of the normal ?410.If you wish to apply for a court fee discount then you will need to complete a Fee remission Form (EX160) and the guidance can be found at the link below: calculator is available at AS AT MARCH 2014 ................
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