State fee and court fee for divorce

State fee and court fee for divorce in Ukraine

From January 1, 2021, the size of the state duty for divorce has not changed. As before, the amount of the fee depends on the circumstances of the dissolution of the marriage. But the court fee from January 1 to the end of 2021 is 908 hryvnia.

The actual cost of the court fee is contained on the official portal https://court.gov.ua/affairs/sudytax/ and depends on the following factors:

• divorce occurs in the registry office or in court;
• there is a question of the division of property or not;
• the problem of collecting alimony is being solved – you can find out the answers to frequently asked questions about collecting funds for a child below.

What determines the size of the state duty (court fee) for divorce in Ukraine?

The main documents regulating the amount of state fees and court fees in Ukraine Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On State Duty” [/ mask_link] and Law of Ukraine “On Court Fee “[/ mask_link]. If we are talking about divorce simultaneously with the division of the spouses’ property, then the cost of the court fee will be determined, inter alia, taking into account the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine for filing a claim of a property nature with the court.

State duty (court fee) is a mandatory payment levied for the commission of legally significant actions or the issuance of documents by authorized bodies or officials.

Today, the cost of divorce will depend on how the divorce occurs between spouses:

1. through the registry office – payment of the state duty;
2. in a judicial proceeding – payment of a court fee.

In turn, divorce through the registry office and through the court also have their own characteristics in terms of paying taxes and require more detailed consideration.

The amount of the duty to the registry office on the certificate of divorce in Ukraine

In order to break a family union through the civil registration authorities (Civil Registry Office), the spouses must meet a number of prerequisites:

1. The desire to end the marriage should be general (except for cases specified by law)
2. The couple does not have common minor children.

If all of the above conditions are met, the size of the state fee (including obtaining a certificate of divorce) will be 0.5 of the non-validated minimum income of citizens from each man.

A receipt for payment of the state duty with the necessary details is issued by the specialists of the registry office for payment at the nearest bank branch directly on the day of filing the application for divorce. A receipt for payment of this public service is a mandatory attachment to the application, and without it, a divorce certificate cannot be issued.

State fee for unilateral divorce in Ukraine

In exceptional cases, the law does not prohibit unilateral divorce through the Civil Registry Office – when it is impossible to obtain the consent of the other spouse, since he:

• declared missing by the court;
• marked by a court decision incompetent.

When submitting a unilateral application for the termination of family relations, the applicant will have to pay a state fee in the amount of 0.03 of the unacceptable minimum income of citizens.

Cost of court fee for divorce through court in 2021 in Ukraine

The amount of the amount for the provision of legal services for the dissolution of a family union through the court will cost the applicant more than an administrative divorce through the registry office, since it is necessary to pay for two procedures at once:

1. Submission of a statement of claim for divorce in court (The law determines the court fee when submitting such an application to the court at UAH 908 (as of 2021).
2. Obtaining a divorce certificate from the registry office after the entry of the court decision is not required.

If the statement of claim for divorce is accepted for proceedings, and the spouses have made a decision on reconciliation, the paid court fee is not returned to the applicant.

A separate place in claims for divorce is occupied by statements of claim with a simultaneous demand for the division of jointly acquired property.

Also useful information on the website “Divorce Online” of the family lawyer Alexei Nikolayevich Scriabin for you may be: a certificate of divorce, restoration of a divorce certificate, invalidity of marriage, age of marriage in Ukraine, restoration of marriage, divorce in the presence of common minor children, refusal in divorce, divorce during pregnancy.

Court fee for divorce with division of property in Ukraine

In the event that the statement of claim for divorce is related to the division of property, then the court fee will be paid separately for each of the disputes:

1. For divorce – in the amount of 908 hryvnia (as of 2021).
2. For the division of property – depending on the price of the claim.

Since the claim to the court on the division of property belongs to a number of claims subject to assessment, the amount of the court fee is regulated by the norms of the Law of Ukraine” On Court Fee “[/ mask_link] and is calculated depending on the price of the claim.

In turn, the price of the claim:

1. It is calculated from the value of the objects of separation (property).
2. Determined by the plaintiff independently.

The court fee for the division of property is paid before the filing of the claim, and the receipt for its payment is summed up with other documents supporting the claim.

Calculation of the court fee when dividing the property of spouses in Ukraine

It is quite simple to independently calculate the amount that must be paid when going to court – all you need is a calculator. The procedure for calculating the amount of the court fee is spelled out in Law of Ukraine “On Court Fee” [/ mask_link] and is linked to the claim price (in UAH):

• 1 percent of the cost of the claim, but not less than 0.4 of the subsistence level for one able-bodied person and not more than 3 times the subsistence level for one able-bodied person;

The official court portal https://zp.zp.court.gov.ua/sud0810/gromadyanam/tax/ is equipped with a computer system that calculates the cost of the court fee for the entered amounts automatically.

If the plaintiff, when filing a statement of claim, incorrectly determined the amount of the court fee, the court will make a decision and independently indicate the required amount of the court fee payable.

If, when filing a statement of claim, the plaintiff does not have the entire amount to pay the court fee, it is possible to ask for a deferral (installment plan) of its payment, or for a decrease in its amount due to the documented difficult financial situation of the plaintiff.

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Useful site materials rozluchennya-onlain.com.ua:

1. Is it possible to divorce without the consent of the husband or wife?
2. Unilateral divorce
3. Divorce in the registry office
4. Divorce through the court
5. Divorce documents through the registry office
6. Divorce documents
7. Statement of claim for divorce
8. Divorce petition
9. Grounds and procedure for dissolution of marriage