Apply for a non-molestation or occupation order: Form FL401
Ask the court to make an order protecting you and any relevant child from abuse or harassment by a named person, or to prevent them living in your home.
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Details
If the person you need protection from lives in Greater Manchester, Croydon, Bromley or Sutton, you can apply for a domestic abuse protection order instead.
Open a document
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Adobe Reader is a free to use PDF viewer. You can use this to view, fill in and print PDF documents. You do not need to sign up for a free trial.
Follow these steps:
- Download Adobe Reader for free.
- Right-click on the document link then select ‘Save link as’ or ‘Download linked file’.
- Save the form (in your ‘documents’ folder, for example).
- Open Adobe Reader and then select the saved form.
If the form still does not open, contact hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk.
If you need a printed version contact your local court.
Request accessible formats
You can request:
- a Braille version
- a large print version
- an easy read version
Request an accessible format by emailing hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is not generally suitable for our documents. You can only request a conversion of a PDF form to Word format as a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010. Find out more about the Equality Act 2010 in the guidance.
Updates to this page
Published 10 November 2021Last updated 6 January 2025 + show all updates
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Added information about applying for a domestic abuse protection order instead (if you are eligible).
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Guidance for requesting accessible formats has been updated.
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Large print versions of the English and Welsh forms uploaded.
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Uploaded a new easy read version of the form and the template supporting statement
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Uploaded a new version of the FL401
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Added translation