{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-52.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2795",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/52",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Stage of proceedings at which a litigation friend becomes necessary",
  "text": "(1) This rule does not apply where a non-subject child is conducting proceedings without a litigation friend in accordance with rule 51.\n(2) A person may not without the permission of the court take any step in proceedings except—\n(a) filing an application form; or\n(b) applying for the appointment of a litigation friend under rule 55\nuntil the non-subject child or patient has a litigation friend.\n(3) If a party becomes a patient during proceedings, no party may take any step in proceedings without the permission of the court until the patient has a litigation friend.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/2189",
      "affecting_title": "The Family Procedure (Adoption) (Amendment) Rules 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:49:01.488224+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."
}