# The Family Law Act 1996 (Part IV)(Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1997, Article 14: Transfer from High Court to county court


The High Court may, on application or of its own motion, transfer proceedings under Part IV to a county court where it considers that—
(a) it would be appropriate for those proceedings to be heard together with other family proceedings which are pending in that court;
(b) the proceedings are appropriate for determination in a county court; or
(c) it is appropriate for an application made by a child under the age of eighteen to be heard in a county court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1896/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-part-ivallocation-of-proceedings-order-1997/article-14
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