Our Contact Centre will be closed from 5pm on 24 December 2024, reopening at 8am on 3 January 2025. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December, reopening at 8am on Monday 6 January 2025. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
Without notice applications to the Family Court are urgent applications. These applications can still be filed by hand or prepaid post.
Without notice applications can only be filed to a District Court using these email addresses.
Use these guidelines to file without notice applications by email. A lawyers certificate stating that the original application is identical to the PDF copy emailed to the court, must be included. If you are required to file the originals as well - you'll be contacted by the court.
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