Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court Hearing Centre

Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court Hearing Centre — what it handles

Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court Hearing Centre is an HMCTS family court venue in Kent. Family panels here hear applications under the Children Act 1989 (child arrangements, prohibited steps, specific issue orders) and under the Family Law Act 1996 (non-molestation and occupation orders), alongside financial remedy and divorce work. The venue's registered areas of law include: childcare arrangements, divorce, domestic abuse, financial remedy.

✓ Reviewed by Sean McNamara on 2026-09-04 · Sources: official government and court-service pages linked below · Last full review 2026-09-04

Verified court details

Address

The Law Courts, Chaucer Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1ZA

Telephone

0300 123 5577 (civil/family); 0300 303 0642 (divorce)

Family work

childcare arrangements · divorce · domestic abuse · financial remedy

Official listing

HMCTS court finder

Data verified

2026-08-27

Representing yourself at Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court? Start with the C100 application guide (if you are applying about your child) or the non-molestation defence guide (if you have been served with FL401 proceedings). Both are free, factual and written for litigants in person.

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Local guides around Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court

Before any hearing

Read what to bring to a family court hearing — bundle copies, your position statement, ID and the hearing notice.
Check your hearing notice for the exact venue, room/time and whether the hearing is by video (CVP). Some work listed at a venue is heard remotely.
Arrive 30–45 minutes early for security; bring printed copies of everything you rely on.
Free procedural help is available from Support Through Court and from Families Need Fathers peer meetings.

Helplines that answer

Samaritans

116 123 — 24/7, free from any phone

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

0800 58 58 58 — 5pm–midnight daily

Men's Advice Line (Respect)

0808 801 0327 — Male victims of domestic abuse

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

0808 2000 247 — 24/7 (Refuge)

Before your hearing

Turning scattered messages, notes and dates into evidence takes structure. structure your statement and bundle before your hearing at Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court — EvidenceCanvas is a guided toolkit that helps you draft a child-focused witness statement, answer a Scott Schedule point by point, and assemble a paginated court bundle. It is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.

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Legal Services Act 2007: we provide unregulated procedural information only. We do not conduct litigation, represent anyone, or offer legal advice. Family court proceedings involving children are confidential (FPR Part 12; s.12 Administration of Justice Act 1960). This site publishes no case details, party names, or user content.

Canterbury Combined Court and Family Court Hearing Centre