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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Section 7.

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Applications to prevent decrees nisi being made absolute or conditional orders being made finalE+W
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7.31.—(1) This rule applies to an application under section 8 or 9 of the 1973 Act or under section 39 or 40 of the 2004 Act to prevent —
(a)in the case of divorce or nullity of marriage, a decree nisi being made absolute; or
(b)in the case of dissolution or nullity of civil partnership, a conditional order being made final.
(2) An application to which this rule applies must be made using the Part 18 procedure, subject to paragraphs (3) to (6) of this rule.
(3) The person making an application to which this rule applies must within 28 days of filing the application apply to the court to give directions for the hearing of the application.
(4) Where the person making an application to which this rule applies does not apply for directions under paragraph (3), then the person in whose favour the decree nisi or conditional order (as the case may be) was made may do so.
(5) Rule 7.22(2) applies to an application to which this rule applies as it applies to an application for a matrimonial or civil partnership order.
(6) Where an application to which this rule applies is made by the Queen's Proctor—
(a)the Queen's Proctor may give written notice, to the court and to the party in whose favour the decree nisi or conditional order (as the case may be) was made, of the Queen's Proctor's intention to make an application to prevent the decree nisi being made absolute or the conditional order being made final; and
(b)where the Queen's Proctor does so the application under paragraph (1) must be made within 21 days beginning with the date on which the notice is given.
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