MyHMCTS: How to apply for a family public law order

Use these guides to help with a family public law application using the MyHMCTS online service. You can you this service to apply for:

• care orders and interim care orders
• supervision orders and interim supervision orders
• emergency protection orders
• other orders under Part 4 of the Children Act 1989

If you a respondent’s legal representative, read our guidance on how to respond to a family public law order application.

Before you start

Before you start, you might want to read the following MyHMCTS guidance:

• how to create a MyHMCTS organisation account – for example, to create, manage, submit and pay for online cases
• how to complete administration tasks – for example, sharing a case, assigning a case and filing a notice of change or acting

Get help and support

For help with registration and managing your organisation, email MyHMCTSsupport@justice.gov.uk. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

For help with technical issues using MyHMCTS to manage a family public law case, email FamilyPublicLawServiceTeam@justice.gov.uk.

For support or guidance on a case, email the court and tribunal contact centre at contactfpl@justice.gov.uk.

If you need to arrange for special measures at the hearing, you should contact the CTSC as soon as possible.