Schedule Fees to be taken in Family Proceedings

On sealing an originating summons

On presenting any petition other than a second petition presented with leave granted under rule 2.6(3)—

When the petition is presented to the High Court

When the petition is presented to a divorce county court

On filing an application or requesting leave under the following provisions of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995—

Article 7(1)(a) or (4), 10(1) or (2), 159(1);

Article 13(1) or 163(1)

paragraph 2(1), 3(1), 7(5), 16(1) of Schedule 1

paragraph 2(4), 3(5), 6(6), 7(7), 7(8), 10(2), 12(2) or 13 of Schedule 1

Article 44

Article 50

Article 52(7), 57(8)(b), 58(1), (2), (3) or (4), paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 3 or paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 8

Article 53(2), (3), (4) or (9)

Article 33(1)

Article 55(1)

paragraph 5(2) or 7(1) of Schedule 4

Article 62(1)

Article 62(12)

Article 63, 64 and 67

Article 69

Article 178

On commencing an appeal under Article 166 or Article 41(11)

to the county court

to the High Court

On filing a notice of application for ancillary relief

On any application in matrimonial proceedings, except where it is otherwise provided for in this Schedule, or is for an order by consent, made

to a master

to a judge

On sealing a writ of subpoena or issuing a witness summons per person

Personal Applications

for a copy of all or part of any document, issued as an office copy for each page

for a certified copy of any document per page

for a sealed and certified copy of any document per page

Postal Applications in addition to the fees at 6(a) above for a copy of any of the documents referred to

On making a search in the index of Parental Responsibility Agreements kept in the Office of Care and Protection in accordance with regulations made under Article 7 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and, if appropriate providing a copy of an agreement

On a search (including inspection) other than one for which a fee is prescribed under 7(a) above

For an official certificate of the result of a search in any index

Postal applications, in addition to the fee at 7(c) above

For signing, settling or approving an advertisement

On filing a notice of appeal from a master to a judge in chambers

On entering any appeal (including an interlocutory appeal) to the Court of Appeal

On the taxation of a bill of costs:

for the first £100

for every £1 or fraction thereof over £100

On withdrawal of a bill of costs which has been lodged for taxation

On any application for enforcement of a matrimonial order