# The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1054) (“the Order”), which governs the fees payable in family proceedings in England and Wales in the, High Court and the Family Court.
Article 3 disapplies fees in certain proceedings brought by persons at risk of domestic violence or protected persons. The proceedings are those relating to non-molestation orders, occupation orders, orders for forced marriage protection orders under the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) and also any proceedings relating to protection measures under Regulation (EU) No. 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters.
Article 5(c) revokes the fee for applying for maintenance orders to be sent abroad for enforcement under the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c.18).
Article 6 corrects the definition of benefits in Schedule 2 to the Order which are excluded when determining whether to grant a fee remission, so as to include reference to benefits under the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 1).
Article 8(b) amends the fee for making decrees nisi, absolute or conditional orders final (dissolving civil partnerships). That fee continues to apply to certain remaining cases by virtue of the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2013 (SI 2013/1407). The fee is increased from £45 to £50 where the application is made on or after 6th April 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/687/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-fees-amendment-order-2015/note
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