# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 29.11: Drawing up and filing of judgments and orders


(1) Except as provided by a rule or a practice direction, every judgment or order will be drawn up by the court unless—
(a) the court orders a party to draw it up;
(b) a party, with the permission of the court, agrees to draw it up; or
(c) the court dispenses with the need to draw it up.
(2) The court may direct that—
(a) a judgment or an order drawn up by a party must be checked by the court before it is sealed(GL); or
(b) before a judgment or an order is drawn up by the court, the parties must file an agreed statement of its terms.
(3) Where a judgment or an order is to be drawn up by a party—
(a) that party must file it no later than 7 days after the date on which the court ordered or gave permission for the order to be drawn up so that it can be sealed by the court; and
(b) if that party fails to file it within that period, any other party may draw it up and file it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/29.11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-29.11
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