Not every dispute is about money. Some civil actions ask the court to declare the state of the law — that a non-monetary right exists or does not, that an act is void, that a boundary lies on a particular line. The Romanian fee architecture handles these uniformly: a flat indicative lawyer fee per case type (pct. 2.3 of Ghid UNBR 230/2025) and a flat court fee under OUG 80/2013 art. 27 (the catch-all non-evaluable provision). Because the claim has no monetary value, neither side scales — both stay flat regardless of how complex the underlying right turns out to be.
Declaratory action — non-monetary right
The court is asked to declare that a non-monetary right exists, or that it does not exist, against a defendant who contests it. The remedy is the declaration itself — there is no order to pay, no order to do or refrain from doing anything beyond accepting the declaration.
You file it when a non-monetary right is challenged and you need a court-issued statement to close the dispute — recognition of a personal-status fact, recognition that a particular obligation is not yours to bear, recognition of an honorary or moral right.
Lawyer fee — pct. 2.3.1. A flat indicative 2 560 RON. State court fee — OUG 80/2013 art. 27 (non-evaluable fallback). A flat 20 RON.
Compute this case in the calculatorAnnulment / declaration of nullity — non-monetary act
An action to set aside a legal act of non-monetary content — for example, declaring null an agreement that affects status, family, or personality rights rather than transferring money or goods. Romanian civil law distinguishes nulitate absolută (anyone with an interest can invoke, no time bar in the classical view) from nulitate relativă (only the protected party, subject to limitation).
You file it when the underlying act is vitiated (lack of consent, illegal cause, missing formality for a solemn act) and the practical consequence is non-monetary — the act has to be undone, not money clawed back.
Lawyer fee — pct. 2.3.2. A flat indicative 2 560 RON. State court fee — OUG 80/2013 art. 27. A flat 20 RON.
Compute this case in the calculatorBoundary action (grănițuire)
Two adjoining owners disagree where the boundary between their land actually runs. The court — usually with a topographic expertise — fixes the line. The action is non-monetary by construction (no claim value attaches to a line on the ground), even though the underlying parcels obviously have value.
You file it when you cannot agree the boundary out of court, when an old cadastre is wrong, when a new fence has gone up in the wrong place, or when a neighbour’s improvements have encroached and the encroachment is not large enough for an ownership action proper.
Lawyer fee — pct. 2.3.4. A flat indicative 3 200 RON (higher than the standard 2 560 RON because most boundary disputes need a topographic expert, which extends the lawyer’s involvement). State court fee — OUG 80/2013 art. 27. A flat 20 RON.
Compute this case in the calculatorLawyer-fee figures are indicative references under Hotărârea UNBR nr. 230/2025, not binding minimumsA tariff floor a court could once not go below. Several EU jurisdictions abandoned binding minimums after CJEU rulings; where that has happened, the same figures now serve only as reference values.Glossary →. The court fee under OUG 80/2013 art. 27 is the catch-all non-evaluable rate and is TVA-exempt. Add expert-witness fees (topographic surveyor for boundary actions, etc.) separately — those are not in scope for either calculator. See the methodology page for the full encoding rules.