{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no3-rules-2013/rule-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no3-rules-2013/rule-29.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/3204",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-amendment-no3-rules-2013",
  "path": "rule/29",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "text": "After rule 9.18, insert—\n“Request for change of procedure\n9.18A. (1) This rule applies if the applicant wishes to seek a direction from the court that the procedure in Chapter 4 of this Part should apply to an application for an order in proceedings referred to in rule 9.18(A1).\n(2) The application for the order must state—\n(a) that the applicant seeks a direction that the procedure in Chapter 4 of this Part should apply; and\n(b) the applicant’s reasons for seeking such a direction.\n(3) The court will—\n(a) determine without notice to the parties and before the first hearing whether the procedure in Chapter 4 or Chapter 5 of this Part should apply to the application; and\n(b) notify the parties of its determination and any directions made in consequence of that determination.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3204/rule/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:31:32.513107+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."
}