Regional financial remedy courts — where to send your Form A

REVIEWED BY: Sean McNamara on 2026-08-30

If you are applying for a financial remedy after divorce or dissolution (property, lump sums, maintenance, pensions), you don't send your application to your local court. You send it to your regional financial remedy court (FRC). This guide explains the structure and lists the regions with their official contact emails, as published on gov.uk. It is general information, not legal advice.

How the system works

You send your notice of financial application (Form A) — with the £321 fee (from 13 July 2026) or a Help with Fees reference — to your regional financial remedy court
All other financial remedy documents and forms go to the central processing address: HMCTS Financial Remedy, PO Box 12746, Harlow, CM20 9QZ
The general enquiry number for all FRCs is 0300 123 5577 (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5pm)
Your hearing may be listed at a local hearing venue near you rather than the regional court itself — but all enquiries go through the regional court unless your letter says otherwise

The regions and their regional courts

| Region | Regional financial remedy court | Email | |---|---|---| | London | Central Family Court, First Avenue House, 42–49 High Holborn, WC1V 6NP | frclondon@justice.gov.uk | | Kent, Surrey and Sussex | Medway County and Family Court, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4AR | frckss@justice.gov.uk | | Thames Valley | Reading County Court, 160–163 Friar Street, RG1 1HE | frcthamesvalley@justice.gov.uk | | Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, Beds, Cambs, Herts | Peterborough Combined Court and Family Hearing Centre, Crown Buildings, Rivergate, PE1 1EJ | frc.nes.bch@justice.gov.uk | | Bristol, Glos, Wilts, Banes, N. Somerset | Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre, 2 Redcliff Street, BS1 6GR | bristolfrc.bristol.countycourt@justice.gov.uk | | Dorset and Hampshire | Bournemouth Combined Court, Courts of Justice, Deansleigh Road, BH7 7DS | bournemouthfrc.bournemouth.countycourt@justice.gov.uk | | Devon, Cornwall and S. Somerset | Plymouth Combined Court, The Law Courts, 10 Armada Way, PL1 2ER | fr.plymouthhub@justice.gov.uk | | West Midlands | Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, B4 6DS | frcbirmingham@justice.gov.uk | | East Midlands | Nottingham County Court and Family Court, 60 Canal Street, NG1 7EJ | frcnottingham@justice.gov.uk | | Cheshire and Merseyside | Liverpool Civil and Family Court, 35 Vernon Street, L2 2BX | frcliverpool@justice.gov.uk | | Greater Manchester | Manchester Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street West, M60 9DJ | manchesterdivorce@justice.gov.uk | | Lancashire and Cumbria | Preston Crown Court and Family Court, Sessions House, Lancaster Road, PR1 2PD | lancashireandcumbriafrc@justice.gov.uk | | Humberside and South Yorkshire | Sheffield Combined Court Centre, The Law Courts, 50 West Bar, S3 8PH | frcsheffield@justice.gov.uk | | Cleveland, Newcastle and Durham | Newcastle Civil and Family Courts and Tribunals Centre, Barras Bridge, NE1 8QF | family.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk | | North and West Yorkshire | Leeds Combined Court Centre, The Courthouse, 1 Oxford Row, LS1 3BG | leedsfamily@justice.gov.uk | | South East Wales | Newport County Court and Family Court, 5th Floor, Clarence House, Clarence Place, NP19 7AA | frcnewport@justice.gov.uk | | Mid and West Wales | Swansea Civil Justice Centre, Caravella House, Quay West, Quay Parade, SA1 1SP | frcswansea@justice.gov.uk | | North Wales | Wrexham County and Family Court, The Law Courts, Bodhyfryd, LL12 7BP | frcwrexham@justice.gov.uk |

Wales courts also provide a Welsh language line: 0300 303 5174.

Local hearing venues (examples)

Each region lists local venues where hearings may sit — for example, London cases may be heard at Barnet, Brentford, Bromley, Croydon, East London Family Court, Edmonton, Kingston, Romford, Uxbridge or Willesden; the North & West Yorkshire region uses Bradford, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Scarborough, Skipton, Wakefield and York; Cheshire & Merseyside venues include Birkenhead, Chester, Crewe and St Helens. Some venues have their own family enquiry emails (for example family.cardiff.countycourt@justice.gov.uk in South East Wales) — the full lists are on the official gov.uk page.

Practical checklist

[ ] Confirm which region you fall in before filing Form A
[ ] Include the fee or your EX160 Help with Fees reference
[ ] Send everything except Form A to the Harlow PO Box
[ ] Direct questions to your regional court, not the local venue
[ ] Keep the case number from your acknowledgment letter on all correspondence

Official links

YourFamilyCase.co.uk is an independent information directory — we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to HMCTS or gov.uk. This page is general information and is not legal advice. Court structures and emails change — verify on the official gov.uk page before filing.

Content verified against the official HMCTS court directory, gov.uk forms and fees pages, and the professional body registers (SRA, FMC, Bar Council). Last reviewed September 2026.