Family Procedure Rules
Contents
Introduction | |
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Notes to Accompany | |
Part 2 | Interpretation and Application of other Rules |
Rule 5 | Extent and application of other rules |
Rule 6 | Interpretation |
Rule 7 | Power to perform functions of the court |
Rule 8 | Court's discretion as to where it deals with cases |
Rule 9 | Court documents |
Rule 10 | Computation of time |
Rule 11 | Dates for compliance to be calendar dates and to include time of day |
Practice Direction | |
Part 5 | Procedure for Applications in Adoption, Placement and Related Proceedings |
Rule 22 | Application of this Part |
Rule 23 | Who the parties are |
Rule 24 | What the court or a court officer will do when the application has been issued |
Rule 25 | Date for first directions hearing |
Rule 26 | The first directions hearing |
Rule 27 | Requesting the court to dispense with the consent of any parent or guardian |
Rule 28 | Consent |
Rule 29 | Reports by the adoption agency or local authority |
Rule 30 | Health reports |
Rule 31 | Notice of final hearing |
Rule 32 | The final hearing |
Rule 33 | Proof of identity of the child |
Part 6 | Service |
Section 1 General Rules about Service | |
Rule 34 | Scope of this Part |
Rule 35 | Methods of service |
Rule 36 | Who is to serve |
Rule 37 | Service of documents on children and protected parties |
Rule 38 | Deemed service |
Rule 39 | Power of court to dispense with service |
Rule 40 | Certificate of service |
Rule 41 | Notice of non-service |
Section 2 Service out of the Jurisdiction | |
Rule 42 | Scope and definitions |
Rule 43 | Service of documents |
Rule 44 | Method of service - general provisions |
Rule 45 | Service through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities |
Rule 46 | Procedure where service is to be through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British Consular authorities |
Rule 47 | Service in accordance with the Service Regulation |
Rule 48 | Undertaking to be responsible for expenses of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
Part 7 | Litigation Friend, Children's Guardian, Reporting Officer and Chidren and Family Reporter |
Section 1 Litigation Friends | |
Rule 49 | Application of this Section |
Rule 50 | Requirement for litigation friend in proceedings |
Rule 51 | Circumstances in which the non-subject child does not need a litigation friend |
Rule 52 | Stage of proceedings at which a litigation friend becomes necessary |
Rule 53 | Who may be a litigation friend for a protected party without a court order |
Rule 54 | How a person becomes a litigation friend without a court order |
Rule 55 | How a person becomes a litigation friend by court order |
Rule 56 | Court’s power to change litigation friend and to prevent person acting as litigation friend |
Rule 57 | Appointment of litigation friend by court order - supplementary |
Rule 58 | Procedure where appointment of litigation friend comes to an end |
Section 2 Children's Guardian | |
Rule 59 | Appointment of children's guardian |
Rule 60 | What the court or a court officer will do once the court has made a decision about appointing a children's guardian |
Rule 61 | Termination of the appointment of the children's guardian |
Rule 62 | Powers and duties of the children's guardian |
Rule 63 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - investigations and appointment of solicitor |
Rule 64 | Where the child instructs a solicitor or conducts proceedings on his own behalf |
Rule 65 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - attendance at court, advice to the court and reports |
Rule 66 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - service of documents and inspection of records |
Rule 67 | How the children's guardian exercises his duties - communication of a court's decision to the child |
Rule 68 | Solicitor for child |
Section 3 Reporting Officer | |
Rule 69 | When the court appoints a reporting officer |
Rule 70 | Appointment of the same reporting officer in respect of two or more parents or guardians |
Rule 71 | The duties of the reporting officer |
Rule 72 | How the reporting officer exercises his duties |
Section 4 Children and Family Reporter | |
Rule 73 | Request by court for a welfare report in respect of the child |
Rule 74 | How the children and family reporter exercises his powers and duties |
Section 5 Who can act as Children's Guardian, Reporting Officer and Children and Family Reporter | |
Rule 75 | Persons who may not be appointed as children's guardian, reporting officer or children and family reporter |
Rule 76 | Appointment of the same person as children's guardian, reporting officer and children and family reporter |
Practice Direction | |
Part 8 | |
Practice Direction | |
Part 19 | |
Practice Direction | |
Forms Contents | |
Forms | |
Index | |