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Apply for a domestic abuse protection order in a family court
How to apply to a family court for an order protecting you or someone else from domestic abuse, or the risk of domestic abuse.
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How to use the service You can only apply for a DAPO if the person you need protection from either lives in: Greater Manchester the London boroughs of Croydon, Bromley or Sutton Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees North Wales (Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) If the person you need protection from does not live in one of these areas, you can apply for a non-molestation or occupation order instead.
AF How to apply to a family court for an order protecting you or someone else from domestic abuse, or the risk of domestic abuse.
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