Is the lawyer's fee for divorce generally paid in advance or later?

Legal analysis: the lawyer's fee for divorce cases needs to be paid in advance by the prosecution. Lawyers representing divorce cases need to charge fees before asking the other party to bear the legal fees in the complaint. However, whether the other party will ultimately bear the lawyer's fees is determined according to the effective judgment of the court. Generally speaking, the losing party has to bear the final legal fees.

Legal basis: Article 118 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). When a party conducts a civil lawsuit, it shall pay the case acceptance fee in accordance with the regulations. In addition to paying the case acceptance fee, property cases also pay other litigation fees in accordance with regulations. If it is really difficult for the parties to pay the legal fees, they may apply to the people's court for deferment, reduction or exemption in accordance with regulations. Measures for charging litigation fees shall be formulated separately.