{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-17.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-17.3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/17.3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "17.3",
  "heading": "Failure to verify a statement of case",
  "text": "(1) If a party fails to verify that party's statement of case by a statement of truth—\n(a) the statement of case shall remain effective unless struck out; but\n(b) the party may not rely on the statement of case as evidence of any of the matters set out in it.\n(2) The court may strike out(GL) a statement of case which is not verified by a statement of truth.\n(3) Any party may apply for an order under paragraph (2).",
  "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/17.3",
    "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."
}