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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-part-ivallocation-of-proceedings-order-1997/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1896",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Law Act 1996 (Part IV)(Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-part-ivallocation-of-proceedings-order-1997",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Application to extend, vary or discharge order",
  "text": "(1) Proceedings under Part IV—\n(a) to extend, vary or discharge an order, or\n(b) the determination of which may have the effect of varying or discharging an order,\nshall be made to the court which made the order.\n(2) A court may transfer proceedings made in accordance with paragraph (1) to any other court in accordance with the provisions of articles 6 to 14.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1896/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:59:13.963370+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}