Guidance
Practice Guidance: Non-Molestation Injunctions
Published 2023-07-14Last updated 2023-07-14
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued Practice Guidance to address some of the practical and procedural aspects of applications under s42 of the Family Law Act 1996, commonly known as Non-Molestation Injunctions.
The Practice Guidance, and Annex 1 – a simplified Non-Molestation Order, can be read below.
Related guidance 5
Other guidance whose text is closest in subject to this document, found by similarity of wording rather than by citation.
- President of the Family Division’s Non-molestation Orders guidance comes into effect2026-01-12
- The PFD’s Guidance 2026: Non-Molestation Orders under the Family Law Act 1996, and the FJC’s Best Practice Guidance for Practitioners on Making an application for a Protective Injunction under the Family Law Act 19962026-03-19
- President of the Family Division’s guidance: Forms of Orders in Children Cases2022-07-26
- Practice Guidance: Transition of matters from the national Deprivation of Liberty (DOL) list to the Court of Protection2025-01-10
- President of the Family Division: Guidance as to reporting in the Family Courts2022-07-15