The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

  4. 3.In rule 2.3(1)— (a) in the definition of “financial remedy”—...

  5. 4.In rule 4.1(8), after “which” insert “an application for”.

  6. 5.In rule 5.1, after paragraph (5) insert—

  7. 6.In rule 6.15(2)(b), for “affidavit” substitute “statement”.

  8. 7.In rule 7.6— (a) the existing paragraph shall stand as...

  9. 8.In rule 7.10(4), for “a party” substitute “the co-respondent”.

  10. 9.In rule 7.12, after paragraph (14) insert—

  11. 10.In rule 7.19— (a) in paragraph (4)—

  12. 11.In rule 7.20— (a) in paragraph (5), after “an affidavit”...

  13. 12.In rule 7.27(1)(c), after “2003” insert “ought to be determined...

  14. 13.In rule 7.32(4), after “file an affidavit verifying the explanation”...

  15. 14.In rule 7.36 in paragraphs (2) and (3) omit “,...

  16. 15.In the table following rule 8.20(1), in the row relating...

  17. 16.In rule 9.14— (a) in paragraph (2)(a), for “an affidavit”...

  18. 17.In rule 9.19— (a) in paragraph (2)(a), for “an affidavit”...

  19. 18.After rule 9.26A, insert— Adding or removing parties (1) The court may direct that a person or body...

  20. 19.In rule 9.36(5)— (a) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (4)”;...

  21. 20.In rule 11.4(1), for “(4A)” substitute “(5)”.

  22. 21.In rule 11.9, for “(whether under rule 11.7 or 11.8)”...

  23. 22.Rule 12.72(1) shall be renumbered as rule 12.72.

  24. 23.In rule 16.36(1), after “In” insert “specified proceedings (except where...

  25. 24.In rule 20.7(2)(a)(ii)— (a) for “a Lugano Contracting State or”...

  26. 25.For rule 29.12, substitute— Access to and inspection of documents...

  27. 26.In rule 32.1(4)(a), for “Hight” substitute “High”.

  28. 27.In rule 34.3(a), omit “and sign”.

  29. 28.In rule 34.28A(1)— (a) in sub-paragraph (b), for “.” substitute...

  30. 29.In rule 34.39(3)(c), for “Contracting State or Member State of...

  31. 30.Savings and transitional provisions

  32. Signature

  33. Explanatory Note