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The Family Procedure Rules 2010

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2010-12-13
Last updated 2026-09-29
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
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These rules provide a new code of procedure for family proceedings in the High Court, county courts and magistrates' courts, and replace existing rules of court for family proceedings. The principal rules being replaced are the Family Proceedings Rules 1991, the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005 and, in so far as they relate to family proceedings, the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991, the Family Proceedings (Matrimonial Proceedings etc) Rules 1991, and rules relating to the reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders, in particular the Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) Rules 1974.

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208

Rule 17.1 renumbered as rule 17.1(1) (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 14(a)

214

Rule 34.1(5)(e) and word substituted for full stop (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 18(b)

226

Words in rule 34.38(3) inserted (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 31(c)(ii)

230

Rule 34.39(5)(b)(vi) and word substituted for full stop (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 32(c)(ii)

237

Words in rule. 12.43(a) substituted (31.1.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) (No.5) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/3061), rules 1, 5(b)

250

Word in rule 28.3(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/530), rules 1, 4(a)

253

Rule 30.3(5A)(5B) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/530), rules 1, 5(b)

254

Words in rule 30.3(5) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/530), rules 1, 5(a)

261

Word in rule 31.1(b) omitted (13.3.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/524), rules 1, 6(a)

262

Rule 31.3(3): comma substituted for word (13.3.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/524), rules 1, 8(a)

263

Rule 31.12: comma substituted for word (13.3.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/524), rules 1, 10(a)

265

Words in rule 1.4(2)(f) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 3

267

Words in rule 2.3(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 4(a)

268

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 4(b)

269

Words in rule 2.3(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 4(d)

270

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 4(e)

271

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 3(a)(i) (with rule 45)

272

Words in rule 2.3(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 3(a)(ii) (with rule 45)

273

Words in rule 2.3(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 3(a)(iii) (with rule 45)

274

Rules 9.26C-9.26E inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 13 (with rule 45)

275

Rules 12.26A-12.26C inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 27

277

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(i) (with art. 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

278

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(ii) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

279

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(iii) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

280

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(iv) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

281

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(v) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

282

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(vi) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

283

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1. 4(a)(vii) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

284

Words in rule 2.3(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 4(a)(viii) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

287

Word in rule 2.3(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rule 1, 3(b) (with rule 45)

288

Rule 2.3(4) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 3(c) (with rule 45)

291

Pt. 9 Ch. 5A cross-heading inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 11(with rule 45)

293

Words in Pt. 32 Ch. 2 Section 2 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 78 (with art. 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

295

Word in Pt. 33 Ch. 4 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 38 (with rule 45)

298

Words in rule 34.40 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 136(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

310

Rule 33.5 substituted for rules 33.5-33.8 (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 31 (with rule 45)

312

Rule 2.5(1)(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 4 (with rule 45)

314

Words in rule 2.6(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 5(a)(i) (with rule 45)

315

Rule 2.6(1)(d) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 5(a)(ii) (with rule 45)

316

Words in rule 2.6(2) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 5(b) (with rule 45)

317

Words in rule 2.6(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 5(c) (with rule 45)

321

Words in rule 4.4(5) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 7 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

322

Words in rule 4.8(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 8 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

355

Rule 10.6(1)(b) substituted and words (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/667), rules 1, 14 (with rule 45)

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