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57.27.—(1) A claim for a guardianship order must be made by issuing a claim form in accordance with Part 8.
(2) Following issue, the court shall fix a date for the first hearing of the claim and which shall, unless the court otherwise orders, be not less than 56 days from the date of issue; but any person may apply for the claim or an application to be heard at an earlier date.
(3) In addition to the matters set out in rule 8.2 (contents of the claim form), the claim form must also include the information required by paragraph 1.1 of Practice Direction 57C and be accompanied by a witness statement containing the information required by paragraph 1.2 and, where appropriate, paragraph 1.3 of Practice Direction 57C.
(4) The claim form must name the missing person as the defendant but—
(a)the claimant need take no steps to serve the claim form upon the missing person unless the court orders otherwise;
(b)the court shall consider at the first hearing what, if any, directions to make regarding service or dispensing with service of the claim form upon the missing person;
(c)Rules 6.9, 6.15, 6.16 and 7.5 (rules as to service of the claim form) shall not apply.
(5) Rules 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 (rules relating to part 8 claims) shall not apply.
(Rule 57.29 sets out further steps that a claimant must take.)]]
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