# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 6.16: Deemed service by post or alternative service where no acknowledgment of service filed


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if—
(a) an application has been served on a respondent by email in accordance with rule 6.7A or by post or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day;
(b) no acknowledgment of service has been returned to the court office; and
(c) the court is satisfied that the respondent has received the application,
the court may direct that the application is deemed to be served.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/6.16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-6.16
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