How much does it cost to hire a lawyer for divorce, and how much does a law firm usually charge?

At present, lawyers in different places charge different fees for divorce cases. Lawyers in economically underdeveloped areas generally start from 500 yuan to 1000 yuan; In economically developed areas, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, lawyer's fees are relatively high. Let's take a look at how much it costs to hire a lawyer for divorce and how much the law firm usually charges.

1. How much does it cost to get a lawyer for divorce?

At present, lawyers in different places charge different fees for divorce cases.

Lawyers in economically underdeveloped areas generally start from 500 yuan to 1000 yuan; In economically developed areas, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, lawyer's fees are relatively high.

For example, in Beijing, some lawyers can take over a divorce case for two or three thousand yuan; Some lawyers can start with 1 10,000 yuan; For example, in Shanxi, the starting price of legal fees is generally around 1000 yuan; In addition, according to the amount of the subject matter of the case, the lawyer's fee is also different.

Second, how much do law firms usually charge?

1. Criminal cases are generally prosecuted in stages (investigation, prosecution and trial stages respectively), or they can be entrusted through consultation with lawyers. The general cost ranges from 8000 to 50000 yuan.

After accepting the entrustment, a lawyer can meet the criminal suspect and the defendant to understand the case and enjoy different rights according to different stages of litigation.

2. The civil charging standard for civil cases not involving property: 5000-30000 yuan/piece, and all cases involving property will be charged in proportion. Generally around 1%- 10%.

3. Administrative litigation involving property in administrative cases: 3,000-20,000 yuan/piece; Administrative litigation expenses related to property: based on the basic expenses of 65,438 yuan+0,000-8,000 yuan, it will be collected by stages according to the disputed amount.

4, the state compensation cases are generally 2000 yuan -30000 yuan/piece. Up and down about 20%, but the minimum is not more than 2000.

Three, the current lawyer fees generally have two kinds.

(1) There is a certain amount first, and then a certain fee will be added according to the disputed property exceeding a certain amount.

For example, the lawyer's fee is 5000 yuan. In other words, no matter how small the amount of dispute in the case is, or even whether the same property is controversial, the starting fee is 5000 yuan. If the disputed property exceeds 500,000 yuan, a certain percentage of fees will be charged for the excess. This percentage is 1% for some lawyers and 2% for some lawyers. Other lawyers are progressive according to different disputes. In short, the more family property, the higher the price of lawyer's fees may be.

(2) Risk agency: pay a certain basic fee, and then determine a fee amount for returning the property amount.

This kind of case is generally applicable to cases where the focus of dispute is the division of property, and the general difficulty of this kind of case lies in the evidence collection or execution of the same property. In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of lawyers, in the case of consensus between the two parties, the parties will pay a certain amount of start-up funds, generally around 5,000 yuan, and then the lawyers will collect relevant evidence, find the other party's property, and do property preservation work, and will always be responsible for the implementation after the case is decided. In the execution of the returned property, the lawyer draws a certain percentage of remuneration, which is generally around 10%-20% at present.

4. How much does the court charge for suing for divorce?

According to the method of charging legal fees in the Supreme People's Court, if the amount of the disputed subject matter of a divorce case is below 6,543,800 yuan, the court will charge 50 yuan legal fees. However, if the amount involved is more than 1 10,000 yuan, the court will charge 1% of the legal fees.

Of course, many lawyers will control the amount of disputed property at about 1000 yuan for the sake of not grasping the trend of the case and saving costs for the parties, so as to avoid the parties paying legal fees when filing the case. However, if the court decides to dispose of these properties, it will generally inform the parties to pay the legal fees. Once the plaintiff is notified to pay the legal fees, it generally means that the court is more likely to divorce and the parties are willing to pay. In the end, the court will generally consider the amount of property jointly owned by both parties, and the litigation costs will be shared by both parties.

5. Others: Real estate appraisal will also be charged.

If there is a big dispute between the two parties about the value of the house owned by * * *, the court will generally advise the plaintiff to apply to an appraisal agency for real estate appraisal on the premise that the two parties cannot reach a consensus and the bidding method is not applicable. Generally, each court will maintain this business contact with several real estate appraisal agencies, so that the parties can choose among these appraisal agencies. The cost will also depend on the house price, but at least it will cost more than 2000 yuan. The higher the house price, the more expensive the evaluation fee.

In divorce cases, the above-mentioned expenses are the most common divorce expenses, which mainly refer to economic costs here. So, what is the spiritual cost?

Sixth, time cost.

How long it takes for a divorce depends on the situation.

If it is an agreed divorce, the license is complete and it will be done in half an hour. If it is a lawsuit divorce or a divorce after negotiation, it is difficult to determine the time. Generally speaking, if negotiation with the other party fails, consult with a lawyer again, and the time arranged by the lawyer will usually be about two weeks. In the meantime, if there is no progress in the negotiations, the lawyer will file a case through the court.

Domestic divorce cases are generally summary procedures and are concluded within 3 months. If one party of the first instance is very firmly opposed to divorce, the court mediation is invalid, and the judgment will generally be made in a very short time. If it is a foreign-related marriage, or the amount of the subject matter is large, or the case is complicated, the court can adopt ordinary procedures for trial, and the trial period is 6 months. Of course, if the court of first instance doesn't decide on divorce, it will take another six months to prosecute, and the time will have to be recalculated. It does not include evaluation time and appraisal time.

In many cases, it is time-saving to hire a lawyer.