Guidance

Regional financial remedy courts and local hearing venues in England and Wales

Updated 1 May 2024

Applies to England and Wales

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Send your notice of financial application (Form A) and the £303 fee to your regional financial remedy court. Find the contact details for your region’s court on this page.

Find out if you can get help to pay the fee.

We will send you an email or letter with the details of the court that will be managing your case – this may be your regional court or a local hearing venue. Your letter will tell you if you should make any further contact with the regional court or the local venue.

Send all other financial remedy documents or forms to:

HMCTS Financial Remedy
PO BOX 12746
Harlow
CM20 9QZ

Find out about call charges

We aim to respond to emails within 10 working days.

London

Regional financial remedy court

Central Family Court
First Avenue House
42 to 49 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NP

Telephone: 020 7421 8594
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm

Email: frclondon@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Barnet
  • Brentford
  • Bromley
  • Croydon
  • East London Family
  • Edmonton
  • Kingston
  • Romford
  • Uxbridge
  • Willesden

Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Regional financial remedy court

Medway County Court and Family Court
The Court House
The Brook
Chatham
Kent, ME4 4JZ

Telephone: 0163 488 7900
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

Email: frckss@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Thames Valley

Regional financial remedy court

Oxford Combined Court Centre
St Aldates
Oxford
OX1 1TL

Telephone: 0186 526 4200
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: frcthamesvalley@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Norfolk. Essex, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire

Regional financial remedy court

Peterborough Combined Court and Family Hearing Centre
Crown Buildings
Rivergate
Peterborough
PE1 1EJ

Telephone: 0344 892 4000
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: frc.nes.bch@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Banes, and North Somerset

Regional financial remedy court

Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre
2 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6GR

Telephone: 0117 366 4880
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: bristolfrc.bristol.countycourt@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Bath
  • Gloucester
  • North Somerset (Weston-super-Mare)
  • Swindon
  • Salisbury

Dorset and Hampshire

Regional financial remedy court

Bournemouth Combined Court
Courts of Justice
Deansleigh Road
Bournemouth
BH7 7DS

Telephone: 0120 250 2800
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: bournemouthfrc.bournemouth.countycourt@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Aldershot
  • Basingstoke
  • Isle of Wight
  • Portsmouth
  • Southampton
  • Weymouth
  • Winchester

Devon, Cornwall and South Somerset

Regional financial remedy court

Plymouth Combined Court
The Law Courts
10 Armada Way
Plymouth
PL1 2ER

Telephone: 0175 267 7400
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: fr.plymouthhub@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Barnstaple
  • Bodmin
  • Exeter
  • Taunton
  • Torquay
  • Truro
  • Yeovil

West Midlands

Regional financial remedy court

Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Priory Courts
33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS

Telephone: 0300 123 5577
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

Email: frcbirmingham@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Coventry
  • Dudley
  • Hereford
  • Stafford
  • Stoke
  • Telford
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton
  • Worcester

East Midlands

Regional financial remedy court

Nottingham County Court and Family Court
60 Canal Street
Nottingham
NG1 7EJ

Telephone: 0115 910 3504
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

Email: frcnottingham@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Boston
  • Chesterfield
  • Derby
  • Leicester
  • Lincoln
  • Mansfield
  • Northampton

Cheshire and Merseyside

Regional financial remedy court

Liverpool Civil and Family Court
35 Vernon Street
Liverpool
L2 2BX

Telephone: 0151 296 2200
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: frcliverpool@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Greater Manchester

Regional financial remedy court

Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Civil and Family Courts)
1 Bridge Street West
Manchester
M60 9DJ

Telephone: 0161 240 5000
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: manchesterdivorce@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Lancashire and Cumbria

Regional financial remedy court

Preston Crown Court and Family Court
The Family Court
Sessions House
Lancaster Road
Preston, PR1 2PD

Telephone: 0300 303 0642
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: lancashireandcumbriafrc@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • Blackburn
  • Blackpool
  • Carlisle
  • Lancaster
  • Leyland
  • Reedley
  • West Cumbria

Humberside and South Yorkshire

Regional financial remedy court

Sheffield Combined Court Centre
The Law Courts
50 West Bar
Sheffield
S3 8PH

Telephone: 0114 281 2522
Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm

Email: frcsheffield@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your hearing may be at one of the following local hearing venues. However, you should use the regional financial remedy court contacts to make any enquiries throughout your case.

Cleveland, Newcastle and Durham

Regional financial remedy court

Newcastle Civil and Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QF

Telephone: 0191 205 8750
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: family.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

North and West Yorkshire

Regional financial remedy court

Leeds Combined Court Centre
The Courthouse
1 Oxford Row
Leeds
LS1 3BG

Telephone: 0113 306 2800
Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

South East Wales

Regional financial remedy court

Newport County Court and Family Court
5th Floor, Clarence House
Clarence Place
Newport
NP19 7AA

Telephone: 0163 324 5040
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

Welsh language: 0300 303 5174
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

Email: frcnewport@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

Mid and West Wales

Regional financial remedy court

Swansea Civil Justice Centre
Caravella House
Quay West
Quay Parade
Swansea, SA11SP

Telephone: 0179 248 5800
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Welsh language: 0300 303 5174
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

frcswansea@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

North Wales

Regional financial remedy court

Wrexham County and Family Court
The Law Courts
Bodhyfryd
Wrexham
LL12 7BP

Telephone: 0197 831 7400
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Welsh language: 0300 303 5174
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Email: frcwrexham@justice.gov.uk

Local hearing venues

Your case may be heard at one of the following local hearing venues. Once your is allocated to a local venue, you should use the contacts listed here to make any further enquiries.

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