{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-15.9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-15.9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/15.9",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "15.9",
  "heading": "Procedure where appointment of litigation friend comes to an end",
  "text": "(1) When a party ceases to be a protected party, the litigation friend's appointment continues until it is brought to an end by a court order.\n(2) An application for an order under paragraph (1) may be made by—\n(a) the former protected party;\n(b) the litigation friend; or\n(c) a party.\n(3) On the making of an order under paragraph (1), the court officer will send a notice to the other parties stating that the appointment of the protected party's litigation friend to act has ended.",
  "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/15.9",
    "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."
}