Rule 20 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

At the end of rule 12.8, insert the following words in parentheses, “(Practice Direction 12C (Service of Application in Children Proceedings) provides that in Part 4 proceedings (except proceedings for an interim order) the minimum number of days prior to the Case Management Hearing for service of the application and accompanying documents is 7 days. The Court has discretion to extend or shorten this time (see rule 4.1(3)(a)).”.