# The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018, Article 5: Amendment of rule 7


In rule 7.27 (stay of proceedings), after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) For the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973—
(a) proceedings in another jurisdiction shall include such proceedings which are not instituted in a court of that jurisdiction, if they are instituted before a tribunal or other authority having power under the law having effect there to determine questions of status; and
(b) proceedings which are continuing in another jurisdiction are proceedings which have been begun and have not been finally disposed of.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1172/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2018/article-5
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