Rule 39 Application of Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005

The rules in Section 2 of Part 6 of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005^f1 (‘the 2005 Rules’) apply, with the modifications set out in this rule, to the service of documents out of the jurisdiction.

References in the 2005 Rules to the Hague Convention shall be read in these Rules as references to the Convention on the International Protection of Adults signed at the Hague on 13^th January 2000 (Cm. 5881).

References in the 2005 Rules to the Senior Master of the Queen’s Bench Division shall be read in these Rules as references to the Senior Judge.