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When filing for a divorce, you will – unless you are exempt – be required to pay a fee to the court. The amount can differ depending on your disposable monthly income but will not currently exceed £550.

These fees can be paid via a cheque, postal order, bankers draft or, if you intend to physically submit the forms to the court, by card. As cheques are gradually being phased out of circulation (many of our customers inform us that they no longer have a chequebook), that neither postal orders nor banker’s drafts are free and many people wish to post their documents to the court, however, many of our customer ask whether there is any other way that they can pay their court fees. Fortunately, there is!

Whilst it is inadvisable to send cash through the post (and the courts do not accept cash payments) the courts can take card payments remotely. As a result, if you wish to pay your court fees by card then, along with three copies of your completed divorce petition and your original or a certified copy of your marriage certificate, you should also send the court a letter stating that you wish to pay the fees by card. The letter should also state your contact details and a convenient time for the courts to contact you.

Following the courts having received these, they will contact you and you will be able to pay your court fees there and then.