The family lawyers' group Resolution has said there is "no justification" for government plans to increase the Court fee for a divorce from £410 to £750.

The Ministry of Justice announced plans in December 2013 to increase Court fees for Divorce and some other family applications (as well as fees for high value commercial cases).

Resolution said in its response that the case for setting family Court fees purely on the basis of cost "has not been made in relation to family proceedings". They continued, “there is no justification for charging the public more than the actual cost (even as they do today) of using a service to pursue a legal remedy which is their right under statute.”More...