How long does it generally take to pay the legal fee after filing a case

Hello! Generally, the case acceptance fee is to be paid within 7 days from the day after receiving the notice of payment of litigation fees from the people's court. If you are really in difficulty, you can apply to the court for a deferral or waiver of legal fees by submitting relevant proof.

Payment shall be made within seven days from the day after receiving the notice of legal costs.

Legal basis: Article 22 of the Measures for Payment of Litigation Fees: The plaintiff shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after receiving the notice of payment of litigation fees from the people's court; In the case of a counterclaim, the party who filed the counterclaim shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after the counterclaim is filed.

The case acceptance fee for an appeal case is to be paid in advance when the appellant submits the appeal petition to the people's court. If both parties file an appeal, they shall be submitted separately. Where the appellant does not pay the litigation fees in advance during the appeal period, the people's court shall notify them to make the advance payment within 7 days.

The application fee shall be paid in advance by the applicant at the time of filing the application or within the time limit specified by the people's court.

Where a party fails to pay litigation fees within the time limit and fails to submit an application for judicial assistance, or where the application for judicial aid is not approved and the litigation fees are not paid within the time limit designated by the people's court, the people's court is to handle it in accordance with relevant provisions.

Legal Analysis: After acceptance, if the requirements for initiating a lawsuit are met, the case shall be filed within 7 days, and the parties shall be notified; where the requirements for initiating litigation are not met, a written ruling shall be made within 7 days and not accepted; Where the plaintiff is not satisfied with the ruling, he may file an appeal. Where the plaintiff does not pay the litigation fees in advance within the prescribed time limit, it is deemed to have withdrawn the lawsuit.

Legal basis: Article 19 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China: The investigation of criminal cases is to be conducted by the public security organs, except as otherwise provided by law. The people's procuratorate may file a case for investigation if the people's procuratorate discovers in the course of exercising pure legal supervision of litigation activities that judicial personnel abuse their authority to commit crimes that violate citizens' rights and harm judicial fairness, such as illegal detention, extortion of confessions by torture, and illegal searches.

When it is necessary for the people's procuratorate to directly accept a case of a major crime committed by a staff member of a state organ under the jurisdiction of a public security organ abusing his authority, the people's procuratorate at the provincial level or above may make a decision to have the people's procuratorate file and investigate the case under covert request. Private prosecution cases are to be directly accepted by the people's courts.

Under normal circumstances, the plaintiff shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after receiving the notice of payment of litigation fees from the people's court. If it is a counterclaim, the party who filed the counterclaim shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after the counterclaim is filed. If the court first accepts the case, and then takes the notice of acceptance to the designated bank to pay the acceptance fee, it depends on what kind of case is filed, and if it is in financial difficulty, it can also be reduced or reduced.

Where a party fails to pay litigation fees within the time limit and fails to submit an application for judicial assistance, or where the application for judicial aid has not been approved, and the litigation fees are not paid within the time limit designated by the people's court, the people's court is to handle it in accordance with the relevant regulations. Legal basis: Article 20 of the Measures for Payment of Litigation Fees The case acceptance fee shall be paid in advance by the plaintiff, a third party with independent claims, and the appellant.

Where the defendant raises a counterclaim and needs to pay the case acceptance fee in accordance with the rules and regulations of these Measures, the defendant is to pay it in advance. Cases of recourse to labor remuneration may not be required to pay the case acceptance fee in advance. The application fee is to be paid in advance by the applicant.

However, the application fee for the provisions of Article 10 (1) and (6) of these Measures shall not be paid in advance by the applicant, but shall be paid after the execution of the application fee and the bankruptcy application fee shall be paid after liquidation. The fees of the 11th regulations of these measures shall be paid after the actual occurrence. Article 22 of the "Measures for Payment of Litigation Fees" The plaintiff shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after receiving the notice of payment of litigation fees from the people's court; In the case of a counterclaim, the party who filed the counterclaim shall pay the case acceptance fee within 7 days from the day after the counterclaim is filed.

The case acceptance fee for the old key documents of the appeal case shall be paid in advance when the appellant submits the appeal petition to the people's court. If both parties file an appeal, they shall be submitted separately. Where the appellant fails to pay the litigation fees in advance within the appeal period, the people's court shall notify them to make the advance payment within 7 days.

The application fee shall be paid in advance by the applicant at the time of filing the application or within the time limit specified by the people's court. Where a party fails to pay litigation fees within the time limit and fails to submit an application for judicial assistance, or where the application for judicial aid is not approved and the litigation fees are not paid within the time limit designated by the people's court, the people's court is to handle it in accordance with the relevant regulations.