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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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656

Words in rule 34.3(a) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 107(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

658

Word in rule 34.6 omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 108(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

659

Words in rule 34.7 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 109(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

661

Words in rule 34.7(2)(a) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 109(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

663

Words in rule 34.8(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 110 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

666

Words in rule 34.16 omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 113(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

669

Words in rule 34.17 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 114 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

671

Words in rule 34.17(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 114 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

672

Words in rule 34.18 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 115 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

673

Rule 34.20(3) substituted for rule 34.20(3)-(5) (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 117 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

674

Words in rule 34.21(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 118 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

676

Words in rule 34.23(1)(a) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 119(a)(ii) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

678

Word in rule 34.24(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 120 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

679

Words in rule 34.28A omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 125 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

684

Word in rule 34.32(2) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 129(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

685

Words in rule 34.33(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 130 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

686

Words in rule 34.38(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 134 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

687

Words in rule 34.39 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 135(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

689

Words in rule 34.40(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 136(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2); and rule 34.40(1) in so far as it still has effect in relation to proceedings which were commenced but not disposed of before 22.4.2014 by virtue of rule 137 is amended (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 19(19)(a)(i) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

690

Word in rule 14.26(1)(e) omitted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 39(b)

701

Word in rule 30.3(2)(a) omitted (6.4.2015) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/3296), rules 1(3), 11(a) (with rule 15)

703

Word in rule 30.3(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2015) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/3296), rules 1(3), 11(b) (with rule 15)

767

Rule 33.19 substituted for rules 33.19, 33.19A (6.4.2016) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/355), rules 1(2), 4 (with rule 9)

772

Words in rule 8.20(1) inserted (3.10.2016) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/901), rules 1, 3(b) (with rule 9)

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