# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016, Article 3: Amendment of rule 8.20

Extent: E+W

In rule 8.20 (who the parties are)—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the table, in the row relating to applications for declarations of parentage, in the second column (respondent)—
(i) in paragraph (i) after “is in issue” insert “except where that person is a child”; and
(ii) in paragraph (ii) after “is the applicant” insert “or is a child”; and
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(Under rule 16.2 the court may make a child a party to certain proceedings (including applications for declarations of parentage) where it considers that to be in the best interests of the child.)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/901/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2016/article-3
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