{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-12.39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-12.39.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/12.39",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "12.39",
  "heading": "Notice of child's whereabouts",
  "text": "(1) Every respondent, other than a child, must file with the acknowledgment of service a notice stating—\n(a) the respondent's address; and\n(b) either—\n(i) the whereabouts of the child; or\n(ii) that the respondent is unaware of the child's whereabouts if that is the case.\n(2) Unless the court directs otherwise, the respondent must serve a copy of that notice on the applicant.\n(3) Every respondent other than a child must immediately notify the court in writing of—\n(a) any subsequent changes of address; or\n(b) any change in the child's whereabouts,\nand, unless the court directs otherwise, serve a copy of that notice on the applicant.\n(4) In this rule a reference to the whereabouts of a child is a reference to—\n(a) the address at which the child is living;\n(b) the person with whom the child is living; and\n(c) any other information relevant to where the child may be found.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/12.39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+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."
}