{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-58",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-58.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/58",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "58",
  "heading": "Procedure where appointment of litigation friend comes to an end",
  "text": "(1) When a non-subject child who is not a patient reaches the age of 18, a litigation friend’s appointment comes to an end.\n(2) When a party ceases to be a patient, the litigation friend’s appointment continues until it is brought to an end by a court order.\n(3) An application for an order under paragraph (2) may be made by—\n(a) the former patient;\n(b) the litigation friend; or\n(c) a party.\n(4) A court officer will send a notice to the other parties stating that the appointment of the non-subject child or patient’s litigation friend to act has ended.",
  "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/58",
    "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."
}