At the time of divorce, because the two sides had great disputes over the division of property, they finally reached the stage of legal proceedings. Naturally, they should ask lawyers to help them with their lawsuits and strive for greater rights and interests in divorce. Attorney's fees are not legal fees, and are generally borne by the party who hires a lawyer. According to the law, the litigation fees that the parties should pay to the people's court include: the case acceptance fee.
Application fees, transportation fees, accommodation fees, living expenses and lost time for witnesses, experts, translators and adjusters to appear in court on the date designated by the people's court. The litigation costs shall be borne by the losing party, unless the winning party voluntarily bears them. If the case is partially won or partially lost, the people's court shall decide the amount of litigation costs borne by the parties according to the specific circumstances of the case.
Relevant regulations
* * * If the parties lose the case, the people's court shall decide the amount of litigation expenses to be borne by each party according to the interest relationship between the parties and the litigation object. If property is involved, the lawyer's fee can be divided into two situations: starting with a certain amount, and then adding a certain lawyer's fee according to the disputed property exceeding a certain amount. Pay a certain lawyer's fee in advance, and then determine a fee amount for returning the property.
The divorce litigation fee is paid in advance by the plaintiff at the time of prosecution, and the burden of the litigation fee is determined in the judgment after the court hearing, which is generally borne by the losing party. If both parties of the original defendant are responsible, they shall share it. For divorce cases, due to its particularity, the burden of litigation costs is decided by the people's court according to the actual situation.