After the judgment of a case takes effect, according to the burden of the judgment legal fees, the parties may submit the judgment and identity documents to the court, which will return them after examination and approval, but there is no uniform standard for the time, ranging from a few days to several weeks. If the case is settled through mediation, the legal fees will be halved. Some courts can refund it on the spot, and the part of the legal fees borne by the other party can only be refunded after the other party pays it. Generally speaking, there are several points about how to refund the legal fees: 1, which is of great interest. According to the relevant judicial interpretation, if the winning party waives the refund to the court, the court may not refund the fee. Legal fees are related to the interests of the court. From the subjective point of view of the court accepting the case, I certainly don't want the parties to apply for a refund from the court. 2. Lack of system. The general court has not established a systematic and perfect refund system for winning the case, and the agent does not know how to deal with it after receiving the application for refund from the parties. From this point of view, it also shows that the provisions of judicial interpretation of local courts have not attracted attention, or are vaguely applied. 3, it is difficult to return. As we all know, the cases in the hands of the judges in charge, especially the judges in the grass-roots courts, are piling up every year, and the refund procedure inevitably requires the judges to report and sign to the relevant leaders and transfer them to other docking departments. Most judges are neither willing to increase their workload nor accustomed to procrastination. 4. Give up easily. The court said that there is no precedent, which may be more the result of lawyers not trying, or giving up easily after negotiating with the court without results. Legal fee refund process: 1. Prepare the above materials; 2. Call the presiding judge to make an appointment and ask him to sign "agree to refund the fee"; 3. After the presiding judge signs it, ask whether the presiding judge needs the signature of the competent vice president. If necessary, ask where the vice president in charge of telephone number and office is. 4. If you don't need the signature of the dean in charge, or the dean in charge has signed it, ask when the property management office will refund the fee and what is the telephone number of the financial office. (Note: The court financial office is not occupied every day, only one day a week. For example, the Xinhua District Court in Shijiazhuang only handles refunds on Thursday morning, and the Chang 'an District Court in Shijiazhuang only handles refunds on Tuesday. So be sure to ask first, so as not to make a trip in vain. All the above procedures have been completed, and I know that the finance department will do it that day. Call the finance department before you do anything to see if he is in. Don't go if no one answers the phone. There is no one in the accounting office. Answer the phone and make sure he is at work, so that you can tell him when you will arrive. 6. Be sure to check if you have any valid legal documents such as ID card, payment slip and judgment before you go, otherwise nothing can be done. Although there is no password, it is absolutely strict. Nothing can be done without it.