Rule 5.16 Application for transmission of order to Hague Convention CountryI1
Scotland
An application for the transmission of a maintenance order to a Court in a Hague Convention Country for registration and enforcement shall be made by letter addressed to the sheriff clerk.
There shall be lodged with any such application–
a certified copy of the relevant order;
a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor of any arrears outstanding in respect of that order;
a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor giving such information as to the whereabouts of the payer as he possesses;
a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor giving such information as the applicant possesses for facilitating the identification of the payer;
where available, a photograph of the payer;
a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor which establishes that notice of the order was sent to the payer;
if the payee received legal aid in the proceedings, a statement to that effect; and
if the payer did not appear in the proceedings in which the maintenance order was made, the original or a certified true copy of a document which establishes that notice of the institution of the proceedings was served on the payer.
Annotations
Commencement
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Rule 5.16 in force at 1.4.1997, see rule 1.1(1)