Rule 34.13 Scope

(1)

Section 1 of this Chapter contains rules relating to the reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders under Part 1 of the 1972 Act.

(2)

Section 2 of this Chapter modifies the rules contained in Section 1 of this Chapter in their application to—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

the Hague Convention Countries; and

(c)

the United States of America.

(Practice Direction 34A sets out in full the rules for F2... the Hague Convention Countries and the United States of America as modified by Section 2 of this Chapter.)

F3(3)

Section 3 of this Chapter contains a rule in relation to notification of proceedings in a Hague Convention Country or the United States of America.

(4)

Section 4 of this Chapter contains rules in relation to proceedings under Part 2 of the 1972 Act (reciprocal enforcement of claims for the recovery of maintenance).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 34.13(2)(a) omitted (18.6.2011) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1328), rules 1, 20(a)
F2: Words in rule 34.13 omitted (18.6.2011) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/1328), rules 1, 20(b)
F3: Rule 34.13(3)(4) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 111 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2