Rule 2.46 Form of application and productionsF1

Scotland

(1)

An application for a parental order is to be made by petition in Form 22.

(2)

The following documents must be lodged in process along with the petition—

(a)

an extract or a certified copy of the entry in the Register of Births relating to the child who is the subject of the application;

(b)

extracts or certified copies of any entries in the Register of Births relating to the birth of each of the petitioners;

(c)

in the case of an application under section 54(2)(a) of the 2008 Act, an extract or a certified copy of the entry in the Register of Marriages relating to the marriage of the petitioners;

(d)

in the case of an application under section 54(2)(b) of the 2008 Act, an extract or a certified copy of the entry in the Register of Civil Partnerships relating to the civil partnership of the petitioners; and

(e)

any other document founded on by the petitioners in support of the terms of the petition.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ch. 2 Pt. 6 substituted (6.4.2010) by Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) Amendment (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/137), paras. 1(1), 2(2) (with para. 3)