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Family Proceedings: Legal Costs

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 97035

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings in each of the last five years.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice does not hold records on the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings. These are private arrangements and there is no statutory requirement for them to be reported.

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