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Art. 37 CODE de droit privé judiciaire vaudois (CDPJ) - Frais et dépens [ 5 ]
Titre II, Chapitre III
Art. 37 CDPJ · Frais et dépens [ 5 ]
1. Le tarif des frais [Y] est arrêté par le Tribunal cantonal.
2. En règle générale, la partie qui succombe est tenue de rembourser à la partie qui a obtenu gain de cause, selon le Tarif du Tribunal cantonal, tous les frais nécessaires causés par le litige.
3. Il n'est pas perçu de frais judiciaires pour les procédures de mesures protectrices de l'union conjugale, ni pour celles portant sur des contrats conclus avec des consommateurs au sens de l'article 32 CPC jusqu'aux affaires dont la valeur litigieuse ne dépasse pas CHF 10'000.-.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (47)
HC.2025.392 · vd (Art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Appeal Regarding Modification of Child Support Following Custody Change
Cited as the basis for maintaining the no-cost ruling from the first instance order.
HC.2023.166 · vd (art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Spousal Support Revision Denied Due to Inadmissible Evidence of Fictitious Rent Payment
Cited regarding the obligation of the unsuccessful party to pay necessary costs to the successful party.
HC.2022.408 · vd (Art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Modification of Custody, Support, and Property Division in Marital Dispute Appeal
Cited regarding the decision on costs for the first instance, confirming the decision to render it without judicial costs.
HC.2022.454 · vd (art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Spousal and Child Support Modification Appeal Regarding Income Imputation and Expense Allocation
Cited regarding the non-statute of judicial costs from the first instance in appeal proceedings for maintenance measures.
HC.2020.950 · vd (art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Appeal Regarding Maintenance Payment Enforcement and Vital Minimum Determination
Cited as the basis for granting the appeal regarding the free nature of the procedure, which the lower court failed to apply.
HC.2020.402 · vd (art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Appeal on Child Support and Spousal Maintenance Adjustments
Cited in connection with the non-perception of first instance judicial fees in protective measures proceedings.
HC.2020.35 · vd (art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Appeal on Protective Order Rendered Moot by Settlement
Cited as the basis for not allocating first instance judicial costs since the disputed order was issued without costs.
HC.2018.731 · vd (art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Spousal Financial Document Production Appeal
Confirmed that the first instance ruling was made without judicial costs.
ML.2017.220 · vd (Art. 37 al. 1 CDPJ)
Spousal Maintenance Arrears: Appeal on Quantum of Legal Costs
Cited in the reasoning regarding the cost tariff enacted by the cantonal court, but not explicitly in the final dispositive orders (I, II, III, IV, V).
HC.2017.420 · vd (Art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Malpractice Claim Against Tenancy Attorney for Improper Eviction Strategy
Cited in the reasoning regarding the criteria for fixing party costs.
HC.2017.464 · vd (Art. 37 al. 3 CDPJ)
Spousal Support Calculation Upheld: Surplus Distribution Method Confirmed Over Claimed Pension Savings
Cited in the preamble regarding the non-levying of judicial fees in the first instance for proceedings concerning protective measures for the matrimonial union (though ultimately superseded by the CPC provisions cited in the dispositive for second instance costs).
HC.2016.687 · vd (art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Cantonal Rule Applicability to Child Protection Measures in Marital Proceedings
Mentioned in the header, but not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders (I-IV).
HC.2015.45 · vd (Art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Insured's Failure to Disclose Prior Claims Involving Associate Justifies Policy Rescission
Cited in relation to ordering the appellant to pay costs/indemnities to the respondent.
HC.2014.819 · vd (Art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Appeal Regarding Modification of Protection Order and Asset Freezing Due to Procedural Violations
Cited to award costs (dépens) to the successful appellant, including the reimbursement of the advance payment for the second instance.
HC.2014.761 · vd (art. 37 al. 2 CDPJ)
Spousal Provisional Maintenance Modification Appeal Following Business Sale
Cited in the reasoning to support the general rule that the losing party pays necessary costs.