# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016, Article 6: Amendment of rule 16.5

Extent: E+W

In rule 16.5 (requirement for a litigation friend)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “Without” substitute “Except in proceedings under section 55A of the 1986 Act and without”;
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Without prejudice to rule 16.6, where a child is—
(a) a party to proceedings under section 55A of the 1986 Act; but
(b) not the person whose parentage is in dispute in those proceedings,
the child must have a litigation friend to conduct proceedings on the child’s behalf.”; and
(c) in paragraph (2), after “paragraph (1)” insert “or paragraph (1A)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/901/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2016/article-6
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