# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 49: Application of this Section


(1) This Section—
(a) contains special provisions which apply in proceedings involving non-subject children and patients; and
(b) sets out how a person becomes a litigation friend.
(2) The provisions of this Section also apply to a child who does not have a children’s guardian, in which case, any reference to a “non-subject child” in these Rules is to be taken as including a child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-49
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