| Practice Direction - Practice Directions Relating to Family Proceedings in Force before 6th April 2011 which Support the Family Procedure Rules 2010 | |
| Part 1 - Overriding Objective | |
| Part 2 - Application and Interpretation of the Rules (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 2 - Application and Interpretation of the Rules (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 2A - Functions of the Court in the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Practice Directions which may be performed by a single lay justice (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 2A - Functions of the Court in the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Practice Directions which may be performed by a single lay justice
(applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 2B – References in the Rules to Actions Done by the Court or by a Court Officer | |
| Practice Direction 2C – Justices’ legal adviser (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 2C – Justices’ legal adviser (applicable to applications issued by the court before
6 April 2022)
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| Part 3 - Non-court Dispute Resolution | |
| Part 3A - Vulnerable persons participation in proceedings and giving evidence | |
| Practice Direction 3A - Family Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMS) | |
| Practice Direction 3AA - Vulnerable persons: participation in proceedings and giving evidence | |
| Practice Direction 3AB – Prohibition of cross-examination in person in family proceedings under Part 4B of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 | |
| Part 4 - General Case Management Powers | |
| Practice Direction 4A - Striking Out a Statement of Case | |
| Practice Direction 4B - Civil Restraint Orders | |
| Part 5 - Forms, start of proceedings and communication with the court | |
Practice Direction 5A - Forms (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022) | |
Practice Direction 5A - Forms (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022) | |
| Practice Direction 5B - Communication and filing of documents by e-mail | |
| Practice Direction 5C – Communications with the court | |
| Practice Direction 5D: Procedure for bulk scanning of certain documents
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| Part 6 - Service (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 6 - Service (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 6A - Service Within the Jurisdiction (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 6A - Service Within the Jurisdiction (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 6B - Service Out of the Jurisdiction | |
| Practice Direction 6C - Disclosure of Addresses by Government Departments (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 6C - Disclosure of Addresses by Government Departments (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April
2022)
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| Part 7 - Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Proceedings (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 7 - Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Proceedings (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7A - Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Proceedings (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7A - Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Proceedings (applicable to applications issued
by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7B - Medical Examinations on Applications for Annulment of a Marriage (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7B - Medical Examinations on Applications for Annulment of a Marriage (applicable to applications issued by the court
before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7C - Polygamous Marriages (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7C - Polygamous Marriages (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 7D - The Gender Recognition Act 2004 | |
| Part 8 - Procedure for Miscellaneous Applications | |
| Practice Direction 8A - Where to start certain proceedings | |
| Part 9 - Applications for a Financial Remedy (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 9 - Applications for a Financial Remedy (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 9A - Application for a Financial Remedy (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 9A - Application for a Financial Remedy (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 9B - Communication of information from financial remedy proceedings | |
| Part 10 - Applications under Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 | |
| Practice Direction 10A - Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 | |
| Practice Direction 11A: Notification of certain protection orders to the police | |
| Part 11 - Applications under Part 4A of the Family Law Act 1996 | |
| Part 12 - Proceedings Relating to Children Except Parental Order Proceedings and Proceedings for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 12A - Care, Supervision and Other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management | |
| Practice Direction 12B - Child Arrangements Programme | |
| Practice Direction 12C - Service of Application in Certain Proceedings Relating to Children | |
| Practice Direction 12D - Inherent Jurisdiction (Including Wardship) Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 12E - Urgent Business | |
| Practice Direction 12F - International Child Abduction | |
| Practice Direction 12G - Communication of Information | |
| Practice Direction 12H - Contribution Orders | |
| Practice Direction 12I - Applications for Reporting Restriction Orders | |
| Practice Direction 12J - Child Arrangements and Contact Order: Domestic Violence and Harm | |
| Practice Direction 12K - Children Act 1989: Exclusion Requirement | |
| Practice Direction 12L - Children Act 1989:Risk Assessments under Section 16A | |
| Practice Direction 12M - Family Assistance Orders: Consultation | |
| Practice Direction 12N - Enforcement of Children Act 1989 Child Arrangements Orders: Disclosure and Information to Officers of the National Probation Service | |
| Practice Direction 12O - Child: Arrival by air | |
| Practice Direction 12P - Removal from Jurisdiction: Issue of Passports | |
| Practice Direction 12Q - Orders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989 | |
| Part 13 - Proceedings Under Section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 | |
| Part 14 - Procedure for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 14A - Who Receives a Copy of the Application Form for Orders in Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 14B - The First Directions Hearing - Adoptions with a Foreign Element | |
| Practice Direction 14C - Reports by the Adoption Agency or Local Authority | |
| Practice Direction 14D - Reports by a Registered Medical Practitioner ('Health Reports') | |
| Practice Direction 14E - Communication of Information Relating to Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 14F - Disclosing Information to an Adopted Adult | |
| Part 15 - Representation of Protected Parties | |
| Practice Direction 15A - Protected Parties | |
| Practice Direction 15B - Adults Who May be Protected Parties and Children Who May Become Protected Parties in Family Proceedings | |
| Part 16 - Representation of Children and Reports in Proceedings Involving Children | |
| Practice Direction 16A - Representation of Children | |
| Part 17 - Statements of Truth | |
| Practice Direction 17A - Statements of Truth | |
| Part 18 - Procedure for other Applications in Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 18A - Other Applications in Proceedings | |
| Part 19 - Alternative Procedure for Applications | |
| Practice Direction 19A - Alternative Procedure for Applications | |
| Part 20 - Interim Remedies and Security for Costs | |
| Practice Direction 20A - Interim Remedies | |
| Part 21 - Miscellaneous Rules about Disclosure and Inspection of Documents | |
| Practice Direction 21A - Disclosure and Inspection | |
| Part 22 - Evidence | |
| Practice Direction 22A - Written Evidence | |
| Part 23 - Miscellaneous Rules about Evidence | |
| Part 24 - Witnesses and depositions generally (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 24 - Witnesses and depositions generally (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 24A - Witnesses and Depositions generally | |
| Part 25 - Experts and Assessors (applicable to applications issued by the court on or after 6 April 2022)
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| Part 25 - Experts and Assessors (applicable to applications issued by the court before 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 25A - Experts and Assessors in Family Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 25B - The Duties of an Expert, the Expert's Report and Arrangements for an Expert to Attend Court | |
| Practice Direction 25C - Children Proceedings - the Use of Single Joint Experts and the Process Leading to an Expert Being Instructed or Expert Evidence Being Put Before the Court | |
| Practice Direction 25D - Financial Remedy Proceedings and Other Family Proceedings (Except Children Proceedings) - the Use of Single Joint Experts and the Process Leading to Expert Evidence Being Put Before the Court | |
| Practice Direction 25E - Discussions Between Experts in Family Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 25F - Assessors in Family Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 25G – Toxicology test evidence | |
| Part 26 - Change of Solicitor | |
| Practice Direction 26A - Change of Solicitor | |
| Part 27 - Hearings and Directions Appointments | |
| Practice Direction 27A - Family Proceedings: Court Bundles (Universal Practice to be Applied in the High Court and Family Court) | |
| Practice Direction 27B - Attendance of Media Representatives or duly authorised lawyers at Hearings in Family Proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 27C: Attendance of IDVAs and ISVAs (comes into force 6 April 2023) | |
| Part 28 - Costs | |
| Practice Direction 28A - Costs | |
| Part 29 - Miscellaneous | |
| Practice Direction 29A - Human Rights, Joining the Crown | |
| Practice Direction 29B - Human Rights Act 1998 | |
| Practice Direction 29C – Transfer of proceedings from the family court to the high court | |
| Practice Direction 29D – Court officers making corrections to orders | |
| Part 30 - Appeals | |
| Practice Direction 30A - Appeals | |
| Practice Direction 30B - Appeals - Transparency
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| Part 31 - Registration of Orders under the Council Regulation, the Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations 2005 and under the Hague Convention 1996 | |
| Practice Direction 31A - Registration of Orders under the 1996 Hague Convention | |
| Part 32 - Registration and Enforcement of Orders | |
| Practice Direction 32A – Forms Relating to Part 32 | |
| Part 33 - Enforcement | |
| Practice Direction 33A - Enforcement of Undertakings | |
| Part 34 - Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders | |
| Practice Direction 34A - Reciprocal Enforcement of Mainenance Orders | |
| Practice Direction 34B - Tracing Payers Overseas | |
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Practice Direction 34C - REVOKED
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| Practice Direction 34D – Form Relating to Part 34 | |
| Practice Direction 34E – Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders – Designated Family Judge Areas | |
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Part 35 - REVOKED
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Practice Direction 35A - REVOKED
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| Part 36 - Transitional Arrangements and Pilot Schemes | |
| Practice Direction 36A - Transitional Arrangements | |
Practice Direction 36C - Pilot Scheme: Care and Supervision Proceedings and Other Proceedings under Part 4 of the Children Act 1989 Practice Direction 36D - Pilot scheme: procedure for using an online system to generate applications in certain proceedings for a matrimonial order | |
| Practice Direction 36E - Pilot Scheme: Procedure for online filing of applications in certain proceedings for a matrimonial order |
| Practice Direction 36F - Pilot scheme - Procedure for using interventions before a first hearing dispute resolution appointment in certain private law proceedings relating to chlidren | |
| Practice Direction 36G - Pilot Scheme: Procedure for using an online system to generate applications in certain private law proceedings relating to children | |
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Practice Direction 36H - REVOKED
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| Practice Direction 36I – Pilot Scheme: Procedure for online filing of certain applications for consent orders for a financial remedy in connection with matrimonial proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 36J - Pilot Scheme: Transparency (attendance at hearings in private) | |
| Practice Direction 36K – Pilot Scheme: Procedure for the bulk scanning of certain private law applications | |
| Practice Direction 36L - Pilot Scheme: Procedure for using an online system to complete certain stages of certain proceedings for a matrimonial order | |
| Practice Direction 36M expired 31 March 2022 | |
Practice Direction 36N - Pilot Scheme: Procedure for online filing and progression of certain applications for or in relation to a financial remedy | |
| Practice Direction 36O - Pilot Scheme: Procedure for bulk scanning of certain documents | |
| Practice Direction 36P – Pilot Scheme: Placement proceedings: procedure for specified steps to be taken via the online system | |
| Practice Direction 36Q: expired 31 March 2022 | |
| Practice Direction 36R – expired 31 March 2022 | |
| Practice Direction 36S – Pilot provision: announcements in open court (suspension of certain requirements) | |
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Practice Direction 36T – Expired on 31 May 2021
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| Practice Direction 36U – pilot provision: service and notification of applications and orders under part 4 of the family law act 1996 | |
| Practice Direction 36V – Pilot scheme: Family mediation voucher scheme | |
| Practice Direction 36W – Pilot scheme: Procedure for notification of certain protection orders to the police by email | |
| Practice Direction 36X – Pilot provision: proceeding by electronic means: certain proceedings for a matrimonial order | |
| Practice Direction 36Y – Pilot provision: temporary modification of practice directions 2C, 5B, 12A and 12B- in light of and following coronavirus | |
| Practice Direction 36Z - Pilot Scheme: private law reform: Investigative approach
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| Practice Direction 36ZA – Pilot Scheme: procedure for notification to the police by email of certain orders made under part 4 of the family law act 1996 | |
| Practice Direction 36ZB: Pilot scheme: procedure for using an online system to complete and file certain applications for an adoption order (comes into force 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 36ZC: Pilot scheme: procedure for using an online system to complete certain proceedings for a matrimonial order or civil partnership order (new law) (comes into force 6 April 2022)
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| Practice Direction 36ZD – pilot scheme: online system for certain private law proceedings relating to children and for certain protective orders (comes into force 20 April 2022)
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| Part 37 - Applications and proceedings in relation to contempt of court | |
| Practice Direction 37A - Applications and Proceedings in Relation to Contempt of Court | |
| Part 38 - Recognition and enforcement of protection measures
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| Practice Direction 38A – Recognition and Enforcement of Protection Measures | |
| Part 39 - Attachment of earnings | |
| Part 40 - Charging order, stop order, stop notice | |
| Practice Direction 40A - Charging order, stop orders, stop notices | |
| PART 41 - Proceeding by electronic means | |
| Practice Direction 41A - Proceeding by electronic means: certain proceedings for a matrimonial order | |
| Practice Direction 41B - Proceeding by electronic means: procedure for an application for a consent order for a financial remedy in connection with divorce proceedings | |
| Practice Direction 41C – Proceeding by electronic means: appeals in family proceedings heard in the High Court | |
| Practice Direction 41D – Proceeding by electronic means: public law proceedings and emergency proceedings relating to children | |
