The Family Procedure Rules 2010 No. 2955 (L. 17)

PART 13 E+W PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT 2008

What the court or a court officer will do when the application has been issued E+W

13.5.—(1) As soon as practicable after the issue of proceedings—

(a) the court will—

(i) if section 48(1) of the 2002 Act applies (restrictions on making parental orders), consider whether it is proper to hear the application;

(ii) subject to paragraph (2), set a date for the first directions hearing;

(iii) appoint a parental order reporter; and

(iv) set a date for the hearing of the application; and

(b) a court officer will—

(i) return to the applicants the copies of the application together with any other documents the applicant is required to serve; and

(ii) send a certified copy of the entry in the register of live births to the parental order reporter.

(2) Where it considers it appropriate the court may, instead of setting a date for a first directions appointment, give the directions provided for in rule 13.9