Exempt from court fees?

Loopy1

Please can somebody talk me through the process if you are exempt from court fees? Do you complete the exemption forms and take them to court and they agree there and then you dont have to pay so you only hand over £500?

DH has zero income and mine is very low I think I looked at a table before and we were below the threshhold. We are seriously struggling to save up the money so knowing that we only have to find £500 provides a bit of relief.

PippaGirl_2

The exemption would be £175 leaving £525 to pay.

Information on the EX160 is here

Loopy1

thanks I am reading that now further confused!

I would have applied under concession 2, low income. It says if you have no income you have to apply under concession 3. My DH has no income, he is applying for BR. I have an income. So do we apply under concession 2 or 3? thank you

PippaGirl_2

Is it just him going BR?

Your joint income it taken into account even if one person is applying for fee remission however.

Taken from the above link

You are part of a couple,

[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]you must provide evidence to support your and your partner’s income – whether you, or you and your partner, are involved in the court proceedings.You must provide your last 3 months bank statements (and those of your partner if applying as part of a couple) [/FONT][/FONT]in addition to [FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]the evidence detailed as follows: [/FONT][/FONT](this list is not exhaustive)Paid Employment:
You must provide original wage slips from all jobs. You must also declare any cash-in-hand work.• Paid monthly: last 3 months wage slips no more than months old; or• Paid weekly: last full month of wage slips no more than 6 weeks old.
Self Employment:

[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]You must provide:• Most recent tax return (Self Assessment); and• Most recent HMRC Self Assessment Tax Calculation; and• Current proof of income.[/FONT][/FONT]

It continues on after that, basically you need to provide full details of all of your joint income.
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