Notes to Accompany 6th April 2012
2nd Update
Coming into force
The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 and the
Amending Practice Direction come into force on 6 April 2012
Introduction
Part 7 Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial
and Civil Partnership Proceedings
Amendments are made to
provide that applications in support of a matrimonial or civil partnership
order in undefended proceedings shall be verified by a statement of truth,
rather than being supported by an affidavit.
Consequential amendments are made in Part 6 and in
Practice Directions PD5A and PD6A.
Part 9 Applications for a Financial
Remedy
Amendments are made to provide that financial
statements filed in support of applications for a financial remedy shall be
verified by a statement of truth, rather sworn or affirmed.
A new
rule is inserted specifically providing that the court may direct that a person
or body be added (or removed) as a party to financial remedy
proceedings.
Part 29 Miscellaneous
A new
rule is inserted regarding access and inspection of court documents.
Rules
- Part 2
- New text inserted in the definition of a ‘financial
remedy’ in
rule
2.3(1)
- New text inserted in the definition of a
‘professional acting in furtherance of the protection of children’ in
rule 2.3(1)
- Part 4
- New text inserted in
rule 4.1(8)
- Part 5
- New text inserted after
rule 5.1(5)
- Part 6
- New text substituted in
rule 6.15(2)(b)
- Part 7
- New text is added to rule
7.6
- New text is substituted in
rule
7.10(4)
- New text
inserted after rule 7.12(14)
- New text is substituted in
rule
7.19(4)
- New text is inserted in
rule
7.19(4)(c)
- New
text is inserted after rule 7.19(4)
- New text
inserted in
rule
7.20(5)
- New text
inserted after rule 7.20(7)
- New text inserted in
rule
7.27(1)(c)
- New text inserted in
rule
7.32(4)
- Text omitted in
rule 7.36(2)
-
Text omitted in
rule 7.36(3)
- Part 8
- New text substituted in the
table following rule
8.20(1)
- Part 9
- New text substituted in
rule
9.14(2)(a)
- New text substituted in
rule
9.14(2A)
- New text substituted in
rule
9.19(2)(a)
- New text substituted in
rule
9.19(2A)
- New
rule inserted after rule 9.26A
- New text
substituted in
rule
9.36(5)
- New text inserted in rule 9.36(5)(a)(i)
- New text
inserted in
rule 9.36(5)(b)(i)
- Part 11
- New text substituted in
rule
11.4(1)
- New text substituted in
rule 11.9
- Part 12
- Rule 12.72
renumbered
- Part 16
- New text inserted in
rule 16.36(1)
- Part 20
- New text substituted in rule
20.7(2)(a)(ii)
- New text inserted in
rule
20.7(2)(a)(ii)
- Text omitted in
rule 20.7(2)(a)(ii)
- Part 29
- New text substituted in
rule 29.12
- Part 32
- New text substituted in
rule 32.1(4)(a)
- Part 34
- Text omitted in
rule
34.3(a)
- New text substituted in
rule
34.28A(1)(b)
- New
text inserted after rule 34.28A(1)(b)
- New text
inserted in
parenthesis after rule
34.28A
- New text substituted in
rule 34.39(3)(c)
Practice Directions
- Practice Direction 2A
- New text
inserted in Table 1
- Practice Direction 5A
- Text
omitted in paragraph 2.1
- New text inserted after
paragraph 2.1
- Text omitted in Table
1
- New text substituted in Table
2
- Text omitted in Table 2
- Practice Direction 6A
- New text
substituted in paragraph 12.2
- Practice Direction 7A
- New text
inserted in paragraph 3.1(a)(i)
- Practice Direction 7B
- New text
substituted in paragraph 1.1
- New text substituted in
paragraph 1.2
- New text substituted in paragraph
1.3
- New text substituted in paragraph 1.4
- Practice Direction 9A
- New text
substituted in paragraph 7 of the Annex
- Practice Direction 12B
- New text
substituted in paragraph 3.1
- Practice Direction 14B
- New text
substituted in paragraph 2(d)(ii)
- New text substituted in
paragraph 2(d)(iii)
- New text substituted in paragraph
2(e)
- Practice Direction 27A
- New text
substituted in paragraph 7.2(a)
- Practice Direction 33A
- New text
substituted in paragraph 2.2
- Practice Direction 36A
- New text
inserted after paragraph 1.2
New versions of forms C100, D8, D8B, D8D, D8N, D13B,
D20, D50, D50A, D50B, D50C, D50D, D50G, D80A, D80B, D80C, D80D, D80E, D80F,
D80G, D81, D84, Form E, Form E Notes, Form E1, Form E2 and Form P1 are made
available.
Forms C13, PLO1, PLO2, PLO3, PLO4, PLO5 and PLO6 are
omitted.