Court Forms and Applications

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The links below contain information about Court Forms needed to make applications and other steps relating to family cases. At the bottom of the page are links to the Family Procedure Rules which set out the practice and procedure to be followed in all types of family proceedings. 

This website gives more information about what form to use for different types of application.

 Apply for a court order to make arrangements for a child or resolve a dispute about their upbringing: Form C100.

 All parties in cases involving children (except where the local authority has applied for an order) or finances on divorce must complete this form no less than 7 days before the first hearing in the case: Form FM5.

Form C1 applies to some other types of application concerning children.

Form C2 should be used to make an application in existing proceedings, 

Get an injunction if you've been the victim of domestic abuse.

A step-by-step guide to getting a divorce.

Give notice of your intention to proceed with an application for a financial order relating to a divorce: Form A.

The Family Procedure Rules, and supporting Practice Directions, set out the practice and procedure to be followed in all types of family proceedings, in the family court (click on links):

• Forward and Summary of the Rules
• The Rules and Practice Directions