Certificate of service for domestic abuse protection orders in a family court: Form DA415
Use this certificate of service to give the family court details of how and when you served the documents, and who you served them on.
Documents
Details
You must read the guidance on applying for a domestic abuse protection order in the family court before completing this form.
Serve the papers
You must not serve the application or order yourself.
If you do not have legal representation, you must also complete form D89 to ask for a court official to serve the application or order.
The application process is different if you have an ongoing civil case in the county court with the person you need protection from.
Read the guidance on applying for a DAPO in a county court
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- 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.
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