Rule 31.17 Enforcement of judgments registered under rule 31.11
F1Subject to paragraph (1A), the court will not enforce a judgment registered under rule 31.11 until after —
the expiration of any applicable period under rules 31.15 or 31.16; or
if that period has been extended by the court, the expiration of the period so extended.
The court may enforce a judgment registered under rule 31.11 before the expiration of a period referred to in paragraph (1) where urgent enforcement of the judgment is necessary to secure the welfare of the child to whom the judgment relates.
A party applying to the court for the enforcement of a registered judgment must produce to the court a certificate of service of —
the notice of registration of the judgment; and
any order made by the court in relation to the judgment.
(Service out of the jurisdiction F3... is dealt with in chapter 4 of Part 6 and in Practice Direction 6B.)
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 31.17(1) inserted (1.7.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/1462), rules 1, 3(a)
- F2
Rule 31.17(1A) inserted (1.7.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/1462), rules 1, 3(b)
- F3
Words in rule 31.17 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 18(17) (with reg. 26) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Notes on Part 31
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Pt. 31 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 18(2) (with reg. 26) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)