6.15.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application is deemed to be served if the acknowledgment of service, signed by the party served or the solicitor acting on that party's behalf, is returned to the court office.
(2) Where the signature on the acknowledgment of service purports to be that of the other party to the marriage or civil partnership, the applicant must prove that it is the signature of that party by—
(a)giving oral evidence to that effect at the hearing; or
(b)if the application is undefended, confirming it to be so in the [F1statement] the applicant files under rule 7.19(4).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in rule 6.15(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/679), rules 1, 6 (with rule 30)