PART 9APPLICATIONS FOR A FINANCIAL REMEDY
CHAPTER 5F4FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE
Duties of the court and the applicant upon filing an application9
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This Chapter applies where, in accordance with rule 9.9B, the fast-track procedure applies to an application for a financial remedy.
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F3Where an application is issued—
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the court will fix a first hearing date not less than F66 weeks and not more than 10 weeks after the date of the filing of the application; and
b
subject to paragraph (2), within 4 days beginning with the date on which the application was filed, a court officer will—
i
serve a copy of the application on the respondent; F7and
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give notice of the date of the first hearing to the applicant and the respondentF8.
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Where the applicant wishes to serve a copy of the application on the respondent and, on filing the application, so notifies the court—
a
paragraph (1)(b) does not apply;
b
a court officer will return to the applicant the copy of the application and the notice of the date of the first hearing; and
c
the applicant must—
i
within 4 days beginning with the date on which the copy of the application is received from the court, serve the copy of the application and notice of the date of the first hearing on the respondent; F10and
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file a certificate of service at or before the first hearing.
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The date fixed under paragraph (1), or for any other subsequent hearing or appointment must not be cancelled except with the court's permission and, if cancelled, the court must immediately fix a new date.
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Pt. 9 Ch. 5 heading substituted (4.6.2018) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/440), rules 1, 7 (with rule 12)