The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012

Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

7.  In rule 9.3—

(a) in paragraph (1), after the definition of “FDR appointment”, insert—

““Financial Circumstances Form” means the Financial Circumstances Form published by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference under Article 11(4) of the 2007 Hague Convention for use in relation to applications under Article 10 of that Convention;”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(1)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) where an application for establishment or modification of maintenance is made under Article 10 of the 2007 Hague Convention, references in this Part to “financial statement” apply to the applicant as if for “financial statement” there were substituted “Financial Circumstances Form;”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(aa) for “Sub-paragraph (a) does” substitute “Sub-paragraphs (a) and (aa) do”;

(bb) after “Maintenance Regulation” insert “or the 2007 Hague Convention, as the case may be,”.

(1)

Rule 9.3(3) was inserted by S.I. 1328/2011 rules 2 and 7.