The fixed fee for filing a divorce petition is PLN 600. This fee should be paid to the competent court. If the court in the course of divorce proceedings is also to divide the property, an additional fee of PLN 300 or PLN 1,000 must be paid (depending on whether the draft method of property division is agreed or not). If a party in a divorce proceeding is to be represented by an attorney or legal counsel, stamp duty on the power of attorney in the amount of PLN 17 should be paid to the relevant city office. The fee of a legal advisor or attorney is determined with each client individually. Depending on the course of the case, it should also be borne in mind that the parties may incur costs associated with the taking of particular evidence (such as expert opinions). The principle of civil proceedings is that the losing party bears the costs of the trial. If one of the spouses is found solely responsible for the breakdown of the marriage, he or she will have to reimburse all the costs of the proceedings at the request of the innocent spouse. If the court rules on alimony in favor of the divorced spouse, the losing party will be charged a proportional fee on the awarded claim. If the divorce decree also includes a judgment of eviction or division of property, the court will order payment of the fee prescribed for a petition or application in such a case. If there is a divorce without an adjudication of guilt, half of the fixed fee on the petition (PLN 300) will be returned to the plaintiff by the court, while the other party will have to return PLN 150 to the plaintiff. The remaining costs of the trial will be divided 50-50, with each party bearing its own attorney’s fees.