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Apply for help with Court of Protection fees: Form COP44A

Your fees will vary depending on the circumstances of your case. If you receive any benefit that qualifies you for help with fees, you must include evidence of it when you apply.

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
1 February 2016
Last updated
10 June 2025 — See all updates

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Apply for help with Court of Protection fees: Form COP44A

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Notes on completing the application for help with fees (COP44B)

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Updates to this page

Published 1 February 2016
Last updated 10 June 2025 show all updates

  1. Adding English lines in guidance and the form about needing to provide evidence of benefits when applying

  2. Made it clearer about financial information if you are with a partner or completing the form on behalf of a partner. Also changed the question order.

  3. Updated Welsh version to match the English version

  4. Updated eligibility for earnings and benefits

  5. Added the updated version of the notes in Welsh

  6. Updated with clearer guidance on claiming fees for child trust funds

  7. Added Welsh translation

  8. Added a Welsh version of the COP44B guidance notes

  9. Updated forms and how to apply guide published.

  10. Revised form COP44A and guide COP44B.

  11. First published.

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