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Fee definition

What does Fee mean? In property law, fee describes an inheritable estate in land and, in Scots law, the full ownership of heritable property held by the fiar (the person entitled to the capital), often subject to a liferent. It is a common‑law, feudal‑rooted term used across conveyancing and succession rather than a standalone statutory definition, though it appears in expressions defined or recognised by legislation and case law. England & Wales and Northern Ireland: fee is usually encountered in “fee simple (absolute in possession)”, the ordinary freehold estate, capable of sale, mortgage and passing to heirs. The term appears throughout land law and...

Family proceedings fees in England and Wales (FPFO 2008 Sch 1), effective 8 April 2025: matrimonial, Children Act, adoption, public law, financial orders, enforcement, appeals, payment and fee remission

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Practice notes

This Practice Note provides information on the key court Fees payable for family proceedings in the Family Court and the High Court as set out in Schedule 1 to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (FPFO 2008), SI 2008/1054.

This Practice Note outlines the main court fees payable for family cases in the Family Court and the High Court, as prescribed in Schedule 1 to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (FPFO 2008), SI 2008/1054. It identifies the fees due from 8 April 2025; for amounts that applied earlier, refer to Schedule 5 to the Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025, SI 2025/351. Most fees relevant to family proceedings sit within the FPFO, SI 2008/1054, which is amended whenever any of the entries in Schedule 1 to that instrument change. The latest revisions to the fees set out in the FPFO, SI 2008/1054 are recorded in Schedule 5 to the Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025, SI 2025/351. A selection of family court fees appears in HMCTS Guidance: Family court fees (EX50), while the full list, including Fee codes, is available in Fees in the Civil and Family Courts—full list (EX50A)...

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