South Wales Family Court
Cardiff Family Court Barristers
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The court
Family hearings in Cardiff take place at Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre. Always check your notice of hearing for the venue, date and time.
Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre
Family work listed by HMCTS
- Adoption
- Child arrangements
- Domestic abuse
- Female genital mutilation
- Forced marriage
Visiting this building
- Opening hours
- 9am to 4:30pm
- Public counter
- By appointment only, 10am to 2pm (call 0300 123 5577)
- Paper C100 applications
- family.cardiff.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
- Step-free access
- Ramp to the entrance, a lift between the ground and first floors, and level access into court and hearing rooms.
- Rooms to speak with your Barrister
- 17 consultation rooms.
- Food and drink
- Cold drinks vending on the 1st floor, and snack and hot drinks machines on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
Good to know
- •The HMCTS court finder does not currently list divorce or financial remedy hearings at this venue. Check your hearing notice for where your case is listed.
Court details are taken from the HMCTS court finder. Arrangements can change, so check the court finder and your hearing notice before you travel.
Common Cases at Cardiff Family Court
Child Arrangements
Applications about who a child lives with or spends time with. Includes the FHDRA, dispute resolution appointments, and contested final hearings.
Divorce & Financial Remedy
Financial settlement proceedings including the FDA, FDR, and final hearings. Property division, pensions, and maintenance.
Domestic Abuse Protection
Non-molestation orders and occupation orders, including urgent without-notice applications and return date hearings.
Enforcement Proceedings
Applications to enforce court orders that have been breached, committal proceedings, and applications to vary existing orders.
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