# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 5: Agreement

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any document signifying the agreement of the birth parents to the making of a parental order shall be in Form 390 and shall, if executed in Northern Ireland, be witnessed by a now lay magistrate.
(2) If the document is executed before the commencement of proceedings, it shall be filed with the petition.
(3) If the document is executed outside Northern Ireland it shall be witnessed by one of the persons specified in rule 6(2), (3) or (4) of Order 50.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/50A/rule/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-50A/rule-5
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