The Family Procedure Rules 2010

Application for registration of a maintenance order in a magistrates' courtE+W

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32.15.—(1) An application under section 2(1) of the 1958 Act may be made by sending to the court officer at the court which made the order—

(a)a certified copy of the maintenance order; and

(b)two copies of the application.

(2) When, on the grant of an application, the court officer sends the certified copy of the maintenance order to the magistrates' court in accordance with section 2(2), the court officer must—

(a)note on the order that the application for registration has been granted; and

(b)send to the magistrates' court a copy of the application for registration of the order.

(3) On receiving notice that the magistrates' court has registered the order, the court officer must enter particulars of the registration in the court records.