Cost of Online Divorce in Pakistan
Every case is a different case, so the cost of online divorce in Pakistan varies situation to situation, party to party. There is no fixed price.
However, generally, the case of divorce from the male side and from the female side may vary between Rs. 50,000 to 1 lakh rupees.
Can you speak about the cost of online divorce in Pakistan? Then it may be the fees including expenses or excluding expenses also. Half of the fee that you pay to the lawyer goes in the legal expenses before the court or before the Arbitration Council or for the other reasons.
Divorce Fee for Males
If a male in Pakistan wants to divorce the wife, the divorce fee to the lawyer may vary between Rs. 40,000 to 1 lakh rupees depending on the situation and circumstances of the case.
Fee for Khula in Pakistan
The case of Khula is the case of divorce initiated by the wife. The fee for Khula in Pakistan varies lawyer to lawyer.
A competent and expert lawyer may charge more fees as compared to the others.
The case of Khula in Pakistan is filed on the basis of certain grounds of Khula in Pakistan. These grounds are mentioned in the Dissolution of Marriage Act. These grounds also need to be proved before the Family Court for the issuance of the decree in the favor of the wife.
Generally, the fee of Khula in Pakistan is between Rs. 40,000 to 1 lakh rupees.
Fee of Overseas Khula in Pakistan
Where the wife is currently not in Pakistan and residing in some other country, then the fee of overseas Khula in Pakistan may vary between Rs. 50,000 to 1 lakh rupees depending on the circumstances and situation of the case.
In case of a foreigner, the fee may also exceed up to Rs. 3 lakh rupees.
Fee for Overseas Divorce in Pakistan
Where the male is residing abroad but he wants to initiate the divorce procedure in Pakistan against the wife, the fee for overseas divorce in Pakistan may vary between Rs. 50,000 to 1 lakh rupees depending on the circumstances and situation of the case.
Fee Varying Lawyer to Lawyer
The lawyer’s fee is not fixed. The fee of divorce or Khula varies lawyer to lawyer.
A competent and expert family lawyer can charge more as compared to the other lawyers.
More the lawyer is expert and competent, the more can be the fee of a lawyer.
Fee Varying in Each City
The lawyer’s fee also varies city to city.
In big cities and metropolitan cities, the lawyer charges more as compared to the lawyers in remote areas or villages.
Court Expenses
There are certain court expenses also which are to be expended by either the client or the lawyer.
When you hire a lawyer and pay him the fees, you need to ask him if the fee includes the court expenses or is the lawyer’s fee without the court expenses.
There below is the breakdown of the cost of the Family Court when the case is filed by the wife.
Drafting of Case
The case drafting of Khula is between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 15,000 depending on the circumstances of the case.
When the case is drafted by the lawyer, it is to be submitted before the court also.
Registration of Case
Expenses for the registration of the family case before the Family Court also take Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000.
Notices to Husband
Once the case is filed before the court, the court sends notices.
The cost of sending notice is between Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 2,000 per notice.
Publication in Newspaper
If on the given notice the husband has not appeared before the court, the court will order to have publication in the newspaper.
The newspaper publication may cost around Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 5,000 depending on which newspaper the court has ordered to have the publication in.
Process Serving Fees
If the husband has not appeared before the court, then the court may hire a process server to serve the document personally to the defendant husband, which may cost around Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 5,000.
Local Commission Fees
When the case is fixed for evidence, the court hires a local commission to register the evidence on the court file.
Local commission may charge around Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 6,000 per evidence before the court.
Attested Copy
Once the case is decreed by the Family Court, then you need at least two attested copies.
One attested copy may cost around Rs. 1,500.
Lawyer Fee for Fast Track Procedure
Some lawyers also provide a fast track procedure for the Khula and divorce cases.
They may charge you more as compared to the normal or general fee of divorce or Khula in Pakistan.
Attestation Fee
Other than the divorce or Khula, if you have also hired the lawyer for the attestation of certain documents, like for the attestation of divorce certificate in Pakistan, then the lawyer may charge you some extra fee for the attestation services also.
Divorce Certificate Fee
The divorce certificate fee by the government is nominal. Normally, it is between Rs. 100 to Rs. 2,000.
But the lawyer may charge you around Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 50,000 for the issuance of the divorce certificate in Pakistan, which includes the complete legal procedure and legal representation of the client before the Arbitration Council and for the reconciliation proceedings.