The legal fees of civil litigation shall be paid by the plaintiff in advance, and shall be borne by the losing party after the judgment is made. Legal fees refer to the fees that should be paid by the parties when they bring a lawsuit to the people's court, including case acceptance fees and other litigation fees.

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Article 118 of the Civil Procedure Law stipulates that the parties shall pay the case acceptance fee in accordance with the regulations when conducting civil litigation. In addition to paying the case acceptance fee, property cases also pay other litigation fees in accordance with regulations. If it is really difficult for the parties to pay the legal fees, they may apply to the people's court for deferment, reduction or exemption in accordance with regulations. Measures for charging litigation fees shall be formulated separately.