Rule 29.1 Personal details
Unless the court directs otherwise, a party is not required to reveal F1to anyone other than the court—
F2their own, or another party’s home address or other contact details;
the address or other contact details of any child;
the name of a person with whom the child is living, if that person is not the applicant; or
in relation to an application under section 28(2) of the 2002 Act (application for permission to change the child's surname), the proposed new surname of the child.
Where a party does not wish to reveal any of the particulars in paragraph (1), that party must give notice of those particulars to the court and the particulars will not be revealed to any person unless the court directs otherwise.
Where a party changes home address during the course of proceedings, that party must give notice of the change to the court.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 29.1(1) inserted (1.6.2026) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/1242), rules 1(3)(c), 4(a)
- F2
Words in rule 29.1(1)(a) substituted (1.6.2026) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/1242), rules 1(3)(c), 4(b)