There is a scheme to help those who are unable to afford court fees due to limited income.  You can find information about it on the government website.

The most notable fee increases to affect Graysons’ clients are:

Family law

• Applications for divorce, annulment or dissolution of civil partnership – from £612 to £628
• Applications for a financial remedy order – from £313 to £321
• Applications for most orders under the Children Act 1989 (such as for children arrangements or parental responsibility issues) – from £263 to £270
• General applications within proceedings – from £190 to £195
• General applications by consent – from £60 to £62

Private client

• Probate application fee from £300 to £526
• Duplicate/second grant for same deceased person – from £21 to £22
• Deposit of wills – from £23 to £24
• Applications for the entry or extension of a caveat from £3 to £4
• Application of a standing search from £3 to £4
• Inspection of will/other documents retained by the registry – from £23 to £24

Some Court of Protection fees will also increase:

• Application fee (Article 4) – from £421 to £432
• Appeal fee (Article 5) – from £265 to £272
• Hearing fee (Article 6) from £259 to £266
• Copy of document fee from £5 to £8

Other court and tribunal costs will change too.  You can see the full list of the proposed increases and decreases to court and tribunal fees on the government’s website.