North East Family Court
Newcastle upon Tyne Family Court Barristers
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The court
Family hearings in Newcastle upon Tyne take place at Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre. Always check your notice of hearing for the venue, date and time.
Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
Family work listed by HMCTS
- Adoption
- Child arrangements
- Divorce
- Domestic abuse
- Female genital mutilation
- Financial remedy
- Forced marriage
Visiting this building
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Public counter
- County Court, by appointment only, 10am to 2pm (cashless)
- Paper C100 applications
- family.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
- Parking
- No on-site parking. Paid parking is next door at Sandyford Square Car Park (NE1 8PP).
- Step-free access
- Ramp to the public entrance and lifts to all public floors.
- Rooms to speak with your Barrister
- Thirty interview rooms across all floors. They cannot be booked and are first come, first served, so arrive early if you want a private room with your Barrister.
- Food and drink
- Water dispensers on all floors.
Good to know
- •Family hearings are at Barras Bridge, not at the Crown Court on the Quayside.
- •HMCTS states counter service is by appointment only.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne 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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