{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-19.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-19.4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/19.4",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "19.4",
  "heading": "Issue of application without naming respondents",
  "text": "(1) A practice direction may set out circumstances in which an application may be issued under this Part without naming a respondent.\n(2) The practice direction may set out those cases in which an application for permission must be made by application notice before the application is issued.\n(3) The application for permission—\n(a) need not be served on any other person; and\n(b) must be accompanied by a copy of the application which the applicant proposes to issue.\n(4) Where the court gives permission, it will give directions about the future management of the application.",
  "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/19.4",
    "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."
}