Legal fees and court costs are based in civil law matters according to the object value, also called value in litigation. This can z. B. the amount of damage incurred by a person in a traffic accident, be. The value in dispute forms the basis for determining the amount of the court costs and the lawyer's fee.
Depending on the legal area, different amounts in dispute can be applied:
1. Labor Law *
| Warning | Monthly gross salary of the employee |
|---|---|
| Änderungskündigung | 36fold remuneration difference, max. Quarterly income |
| certificate of employment | Final certificate: Monthly salary of the employee
Issue of intermediate certificate: half to full monthly gross salary of the employee Certification allowance: half to full monthly gross salary of the employee |
| Publication of the working papers | Each 300 euros; several: flat rate |
| termination | Quarterly earnings of the employee |
| mobbing | Compensation: 1 gross salary per bullying year |
* Litigation in labor law may vary from state to state. It is always the local case law to observe.
2. Tenancy
| Operating costs increase | Annual value of the increase |
| termination | Annual net rent |
| rent increase | Annual value of the increase |
| Rent reduction and repair claims |
Annual value of reasonable rent reduction 1x in total |
3. Contract law
| Complaint due to defects (Resignation is threatened) |
Defect costs |
| requirements | Amount of the claim |
| Termination of a contractual relationship | Disputed period until the next possible termination date, max. 3½-fold annual amount |
| Withdrawal from the purchase | purchase price |
4. Family and inheritance law
| Spousal support | Annual value of the required maintenance or maintenance change |
| Inheritance statement | Value of the claimed inheritance, an indisputable part of the obligation is to be deducted |
| Child Support | Annual value of the required maintenance or maintenance change |
| compulsory portion | Value of the mandatory part, even if the discount value has to be calculated to calculate it |
| divorce | 3 times monthly family income plus 5% of the assets |
| legacy | Value of the legacy, for recurring benefits, the 3½-fold annual amount, if the legacy does not concern a shorter period |
Note: The values listed here are greatly simplified. They can vary locally. The exact amounts in dispute can be found in the relevant legal provisions and case law.