Family Proceedings: Legal Costs
Commons · Question 97035 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
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.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Dec 2025
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.