How much does it cost to file a family court application in Quebec?
Short answer
Court fees apply when you file — an originating application (including joint applications), a response, and other applications during the proceeding. The amounts are set by the judicial tariff in civil matters and INDEXED every January 1: always check the current amount on the official page before filing — the sums shown there are indicative and the Publications du Québec prevail. The tariff also provides cases where no fees are payable, notably, for certain acts, a lawyer acting under a legal aid mandate and their client.
In detail
What is charged. The official tariff page for divorces and separations groups the fees by type of act: originating applications — including joint applications —, the response, and other applications made during the proceeding. Other tariffs may apply to your situation.
Why we show no amounts. The tariff of court fees is indexed on January 1 of each year, and the official page itself states its sums are reproduced for information — in case of a discrepancy, the tariffs published by the Publications du Québec prevail. The exact amount of the day is therefore always checked at the source before filing.
The regulation. The fees are set by the judicial tariff in civil matters (CQLR, c. T-16, r. 10), kept up to date on LégisQuébec, which classifies applications and provides cases where no fees are payable — notably, for certain acts, a lawyer acting under a legal aid mandate and their client.
In practice. Keep the receipt for every fee paid at the registry: it is a dated exhibit in your file, and a litigation-related expense you may want to trace later.
What to document
Every fee paid — the date, the act concerned, the receipt in the vault. The app's expenses block lets you record them with their exhibits. Before filing, also note the date you checked the current amount on the official page.
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Official sources
- Québec.ca — Court fees: divorces and separations (French)
- Judicial tariff in civil matters (T-16, r. 10) — LégisQuébec (French)
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What this page is not
This is general legal information about the law of Quebec and Canada, dated and sourced. It is not legal advice, not a strategy, and not a prediction about the outcome of a case. In Quebec, only lawyers and notaries may give legal advice (Act respecting the Barreau du Québec, ss. 128 and 133). Laws and amounts change: the official source always prevails over us.