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Make an application to a court (application notice): Form N244

Use this form to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment, or suspend an enforcement process.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 1 June 2016
• Last updated: 23 April 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Application notice: N244 (please read notes for guidance below)

PDF, 99.3 KB, 5 pages

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Evidence of identity and declaration: CH60

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Notes for guidance

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Guidance for miscellaneous payments out of court

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Application notice: N244 (large print)

PDF, 176 KB, 6 pages

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Notes for guidance (large print)

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Rhybudd cyflwyno cais (Ffurflen N244)

PDF, 173 KB, 4 pages

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Details

Read the guidance notes before filling in this application notice.

Domestic abuse protection orders

You must read guidance on applying for a DAPO in the county court before completing this form.

If you do not have an ongoing civil case in the county court with the person you need protection from, you must apply to a family court instead.

Read the guidance on applying for a DAPO in a family court

Defendants

You might also find it useful to read the ‘notes for defendant’ on:

• Form N119: Give details of a claim to gain possession of a rented residential property
• Form N120: Particulars of claim (Mortgaged residential premises)

Commercial court forms

You may need a different type of N244 form, depending on the court you’re applying to:

• apply to the Commercial Court for an order (‘application notice’): Form N244(CC)
• application notice (Commercial Court Financial List): Form N244(CCFL)
• application notice (Chancery Division Financial List): Form N244(CHFL)

Check court and tribunal fees and find out if you can get help with fees.

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Published 1 June 2016

Last updated 23 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 23 April 2025

   Updated the fee in the guidance for miscellaneous payments out of court.

2. 27 November 2024

   Added guidance explaining how to apply for a domestic abuse protection order in the civil court.

3. 25 June 2024

   Changed the format of form CH60 to PDF.

4. 15 May 2024

   Updated the court fee for the application notice in the guidance for miscellaneous payments out of court. The guidance for miscellaneous payments out of court has been converted from a PDF to HTML. A separate file has been created for the evidence of identity and declaration in support of application.

5. 6 January 2023

   Added large print versions of N244 and the guidance notes

6. 7 September 2022

   Uploaded new guidance notes document.

7. 29 July 2022

   Uploaded new notes for filling out N244

8. 30 June 2022

   Uploaded new version of N244

9. 7 August 2018

   N244 (English) updated.

10. 26 June 2018

    Added a large print (18pt) version of Form N244.

11. 1 June 2016

    First published.