Rule 34.30 Registration of maintenance orders

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(2)

F2This rule and Practice Direction 34E apply where the family court receives—

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(e)

F4an application under Article 23 of the 2007 Hague Convention for registration of a maintenance order made in a State bound by that Convention F5....

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(6)

Except where F9Practice Direction 34E provides otherwise, the court must register the order unless—

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(c)

F11in the case of an application under Article 23(2) or (3) of the 2007 Hague Convention, Article 22(a) of that Convention applies.

(7)

If the court F12... refuses to register an order to which this rule relates the court officer must notify the applicant.

(8)

If the court F13... registers an order the court officer must send written notice of that fact to—

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the Lord Chancellor;

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the payer; and

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the applicant.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 34.30(1) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F2: Words in rule 34.30(2) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F3: Rules 34.30(2)(a)-(d) 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), 19(9)(a)(i) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Rule 34.30(2)(e) and word inserted (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 24(a)(ii)
F5: Words in rule 34.30(2)(e) 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), 19(9)(a)(ii) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Rule 34.30(3) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F7: Rule 34.30(4) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F8: Rule 34.30(5) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(c) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F9: Words in rule 34.30(6) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(d) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F10: Rule 34.30(6)(a)(b) 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), 19(9)(b) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11: Rule 34.30(6)(c) and word inserted (20.12.2012) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2806), rules 1, 24(b)(ii)
F12: Word in rule 34.30(7) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(e) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F13: Word in rule 34.30(8) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(e) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F14: Rule 34.30(9) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 127(f) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2

Notes on Chapter 3

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 34 Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 19(5) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on Registration and Enforcement in a Magistrates' Court of Maintenance Orders made in a State bound by the 2007 Hague Convention

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 34 Ch. 3 Section 1 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 19(7) (with reg. 27) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 4(2) and S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)