Rule 4 Commencement of Proceedings

An application under Article 33 of the Order for a declaration as to an adoption effected overseas shall be commenced by petition in Form 309.

There shall be attached to the petition a copy of the petitioner’s birth certificate (if it is available, this should be the certificate made after the adoption referred to in the petition) and a certified copy of the adoption order effected under the law of any country outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Where a document produced by virtue of paragraph (2) is not in English it shall be accompanied by a translation certified by a notary public or authenticated by affidavit.