Court fees and court charges are two concepts that represent expenses related to the resolution of civil cases in the Court. However, depending on whether the nature of the case is determined to be a lawsuit or a civil matter, the plaintiff (or requester) will have to pay either court fees or court charges. To understand the exact differences between these two concepts, please refer to the comparison table below.
| | Court Fees | Fees || --- | --- | --- || Concept | The amount of money that the parties involved have to pay when the court has resolved the case by an effective judgment or decision. | The amount of money that the parties involved or the requester have to pay when requesting the court to issue documents or resolve civil matters. || Meaning |
Compensate for the expenses that the State has utilized for the general activities of the Court, ensuring the proper and reasonable implementation of financial policies.
A material sanction measure applied to prevent and limit groundless lawsuits.
First-instance court fees: cases with specific value and cases without specific value;
Appellate court fees.
Fees for reviewing the legality of strikes;
Fees for seizing ships, aircraft;
Fees for executing legal assistance of foreign courts in Vietnam;
Fees for legal assistance requests abroad;
Fees for issuing copies of documents, reproducing documents at the Court.
The person requesting the court to resolve civil matters
The appellant in case the appeal is not accepted by the court
Husband, wife, or both concerning the request for recognition of consensual divorce, agreement on child custody, and division of property upon divorce.
Civil judgment enforcement agencies
Court
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