# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 18.12: Power of the court to proceed in the absence of a party


(1) Where the applicant or any respondent fails to attend the hearing of an application, the court may proceed in the absence of that person.
(2) Where—
(a) the applicant or any respondent fails to attend the hearing of an application; and
(b) the court makes an order at the hearing,
the court may, on application or of its own initiative, re-list the application.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/18.12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-18.12
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