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Act of Sederunt (Jurisdiction in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children Rules) 2011
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Transfer of case involving matters of parental responsibility etc. to sheriff court
2.—(1) A request by parties to the sheriff court under Article 8(1) of the 1996 Convention (request to sheriff court to assume jurisdiction) shall be made by initial writ under these Rules.
(2) Where a sheriff court receives a request from a foreign authority under Article 8(1) of the 1996 Convention—
(a)the sheriff clerk shall forthwith—
(i)acknowledge receipt of the request to the foreign authority; and
(ii)intimate the request to the parties to any action, their Scottish agents, if known, and any other party to whom the sheriff considers that intimation should be made; and
(b)one of the parties shall lodge an initial writ under these Rules.
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