Sheriff Court Fees

The list below shows the fees that are charged for the most common applications and stages of procedure in the sheriff court. If you need to know the fee for any other application, you can either look at the fee order or contact your local sheriff court.

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Sheriff Court Fees

Adoption

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Petition for adoption - £87
Bankruptcy

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Petition for sequestration - £104

Note in sequestration - £55

Application for approval of composition - £33
Copying

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Up to 10 pages (includes search fee) - £21

Each page in excess of 10 pages - £0.50
Commissary

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Dative petition - £16

Receiving and examining inventory, value of estate not exceeding:

£5000 - No fee

£50000 - £206

Exceeding £50000 - £206

Certificate (if ordered when lodging inventory) - £5

Certificate (if lodged subsequent to lodging inventory)

(i) first certificate including search fee - £16

(ii) each subsequent certificate - £5

Inventory in respect of a death in active service.
(Fees for certificates, copies, etc. should be charged as normal) - No fee
Criminal

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Complaint - £33

Petition for removal of disqualification - £82
Divorce/Dissolution of civil partnership - Simplified Procedure

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Application for simplified divorce/dissolution of civil partnership - £104

Service by sheriff officer in a simplified divorce/dissolution
of civil partnership - £11 plus sheriff officer's fee
Ordinary Procedure including Ordinary Divorce/Dissolution of civil partnership

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Application for ordinary divorce/dissolution - £136

NID/reponing note (ordinary divorce/dissolution) - £136

Motion or minute (ordinary divorce/dissolution) - £44

Record (ordinary divorce/dissolution) - £104

Fixing Proof (ordinary divorce/dissolution) - £49

Each day or part day of proof, debate
or hearing in summary application/misc. application - £207

Minute for decree (ordinary divorce/dissolution) - £60

Appeal to Sheriff Principal - £104

Initial writ (ordinary) - £87

NID/reopening note (ordinary) - £87

Caveat - £33

Record - £104

Fixing proof - £49

Each day or part day of proof, debate or hearing
in summary application/misc. application - £207

Minute for decree in family action (Form F27) - £60

Motion or minute - £44

Appeal to Sheriff Principal - £104
Small Claim and Summary Cause

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

To lodge a summons in actions for sums of money
less than £200 or 250 euros for European small claim - £16

To lodge a summons in all other small claims or summary cause actions - £71

Marking of an appeal - £55

Service of small claim summons by sheriff officer - £11 plus sheriff officer's fee
Miscellaneous

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Note in Liquidation or judicial factor - £33

Auditors fee – account lodged - £39

Summary Warrant - £66

Certificate - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 - £22
Second Extract

Fee payable from 1st April 2013:

Second extract fee (includes search fee) - £21

NB:Additional fees for further steps in procedure may be required – you can get further information from the sheriff clerk’s office.

Fee exemption

see information on fee exemption

Fee Amendment Orders

The current Fee Amendment Orders are available on the legislation.gov.uk website at the links below.
The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2012 SSI 2012 No.293
(Schedule 1 applies from 10 December 2012)
(Schedule 2 applies from 1 April 2013)
(Schedule 3 applies from 1 April 2014)
The Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Scotland Order 2012 No. 322
Amended by Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2013 from 29 April 2013

Court Fees and exemptions
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Accepted Payment Methods

Cheques - Made payable to "The Scottish Court Service"

Debit Card & Credit Card - Please check which types of card are acceptable with the appropriate court

Postal Order - Made payable to "The Scottish Court Service"

Cash - If paying by post it is not advisable to make cash payments

Sheriff Court Fees