Court fees can pose a problem to anyone struggling financially who needs to pay for court action. Unfortunately, this can create something of a \u2018catch 22\u2019 situation as often the work of the court is needed precisely because of individual\u2019s money problems. For instance, you have to be able to pay a court fee to be declared bankrupt<\/a> – hardly a time when you\u2019d be well placed to meet such an expense..<\/p>\n Luckily, partial and full remissions are available in a number of scenarios.<\/p>\n If you are in receipt of the following benefits you can get a full remission;<\/p>\n To prove that you are in receipt of these benefits you need to include an official letter from the organisation responsible for your payments in the documentation you provide as part of your application. So, depending on the benefit in question this might be the Job Centre, The Department for Work and Pensions<\/a> or the HMRC.<\/p>\n This letter will need to show your title, full name, address and postcode and confirm that you are currently receiving that benefit. It will also have to be less than a month old at the time you make your application (except for Working Tax Credit<\/a> or Pension Credit, which will be valid as long as they refer to the current financial year.)<\/p>\n If you have a low level of income you can also get a full remission. What\u2019s classed as a low income will depend on whether you are single or part of a couple and whether you have any children, as shown in the table below. Note that even if the court fees are being charged as part of the cost of getting divorced<\/a>, as you\u2019re still legally married you count as a couple for remission purposes.<\/p>\n If you have more than 4 children the threshold goes up by \u00a32,930.<\/p>\n You will need to be able to prove your income. If you are employed, you can do this by providing your last three month\u2019s payslips (or last four weeks\u2019 slips if you\u2019re paid weekly). If you\u2019re self employed you can prove your income with a tax return, HMRC<\/a> self assessment or other documentation.<\/p>\nIn Receipt of Benefits<\/h2>\n
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Low Income<\/h2>\n
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\n Annual Income (Gross)<\/b><\/th>\n Single<\/b><\/th>\n Couple<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n No Children<\/th>\n \u00a313,000<\/th>\n \u00a318,000<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1 Child<\/th>\n \u00a315,930<\/th>\n \u00a320,930<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2 Children<\/th>\n \u00a318,860<\/th>\n \u00a323,860<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3 Children<\/th>\n \u00a321,790<\/th>\n \u00a326,790<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4 Children<\/th>\n \u00a324,720<\/th>\n \u00a329,720<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n