Post by litigator on Jun 6, 2007 21:36:21 GMT -5
If you cannot afford to pay court or enforcement fees, you may request a fee waiver.
Some fees CANNOT be waived, including:
• transcript fees and other fees to court reporters and monitors;
• official examiners’ fees;
• fees and allowances to witnesses;
• fees to mediators for civil mandatory mediation (these fees may be waived under the Mandatory Mediation Program’s Access Plan);
• fees to mediators in estates, trusts and substitute decisions cases;
• fees to mediators for family mediation services;
• fees relating to criminal matters;
• disbursements to the sheriff for enforcement of orders (except for enforcement of an order made under subsection 35(3) of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997);
• federal Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings fee;
• fees for service of documents;
• fees for bankruptcy proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act; and
• costs ordered to be paid to another party.
Fee waiver does not apply to lawyers’ fees
Who can request a fee waiver?
To request a fee waiver, you must be a party in a case (for example, a plaintiff, applicant, defendant, appellant or respondent), or intend to be a party. Only individuals can request a fee waiver - it is not available to a business or organization.
If you have or will have:
• a litigation guardian under the Rules of Civil Procedure
or the Rules of the Small Claims Court, or a special party representative under the Family Law Rules for the proceeding or case for which you are seeking fee waiver, your request must be completed by that person. If you do not yet have a litigation guardian or special party representative, your request must be completed by a person who intends to act as your litigation guardian/special party representative. Please note that there are specific request forms for use in these circumstances.
You cannot get a fee waiver if your court and/or enforcement fees:
are being paid by Legal Aid Ontario; or
are being paid by a lawyer under a contingency fee agreement.
When can I request a fee waiver?
You can request a fee waiver before your case has started, at any time after it has started, or at the enforcement stage.
How can I request a fee waiver?
You may request a fee waiver in two ways
You may make either:
a request to staff by completing the form called “Fee Waiver Request to Registrar, Clerk or Sheriff”, or
a request to the court, by completing the form called “Fee Waiver Request to Court”.
The Request form can be found at the link below
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/feewaiver/guide-forms.asp
Some fees CANNOT be waived, including:
• transcript fees and other fees to court reporters and monitors;
• official examiners’ fees;
• fees and allowances to witnesses;
• fees to mediators for civil mandatory mediation (these fees may be waived under the Mandatory Mediation Program’s Access Plan);
• fees to mediators in estates, trusts and substitute decisions cases;
• fees to mediators for family mediation services;
• fees relating to criminal matters;
• disbursements to the sheriff for enforcement of orders (except for enforcement of an order made under subsection 35(3) of the Tenant Protection Act, 1997);
• federal Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings fee;
• fees for service of documents;
• fees for bankruptcy proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act; and
• costs ordered to be paid to another party.
Fee waiver does not apply to lawyers’ fees
Who can request a fee waiver?
To request a fee waiver, you must be a party in a case (for example, a plaintiff, applicant, defendant, appellant or respondent), or intend to be a party. Only individuals can request a fee waiver - it is not available to a business or organization.
If you have or will have:
• a litigation guardian under the Rules of Civil Procedure
or the Rules of the Small Claims Court, or a special party representative under the Family Law Rules for the proceeding or case for which you are seeking fee waiver, your request must be completed by that person. If you do not yet have a litigation guardian or special party representative, your request must be completed by a person who intends to act as your litigation guardian/special party representative. Please note that there are specific request forms for use in these circumstances.
You cannot get a fee waiver if your court and/or enforcement fees:
are being paid by Legal Aid Ontario; or
are being paid by a lawyer under a contingency fee agreement.
When can I request a fee waiver?
You can request a fee waiver before your case has started, at any time after it has started, or at the enforcement stage.
How can I request a fee waiver?
You may request a fee waiver in two ways
You may make either:
a request to staff by completing the form called “Fee Waiver Request to Registrar, Clerk or Sheriff”, or
a request to the court, by completing the form called “Fee Waiver Request to Court”.
The Request form can be found at the link below
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/feewaiver/guide-forms.asp