The Family Law Act 1996 (Part IV)(Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1997

Transfer from High Court to county court

14.   The High Court may, on application or of its own motion, transfer proceedings under Part IV to a county court where it considers that—

(a)it would be appropriate for those proceedings to be heard together with other family proceedings which are pending in that court;

(b)the proceedings are appropriate for determination in a county court; or

(c)it is appropriate for an application made by a child under the age of eighteen to be heard in a county court.