{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-6.37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-6.37.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/6.37",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6.37",
  "heading": "Certificate of service",
  "text": "(1) Where a rule, practice direction or court order requires a certificate of service, the certificate must state the details set out in the following table—\nMethod of service\nDetails to be certified\nPersonal service.\nDate and time of personal service and method of identifying the person served.\nFirst class post, document exchange or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day.\nDate of posting, leaving with, delivering to or collection by the relevant service provider.\nDelivery of document to or leaving it at a permitted place.\nDate and time when the document was delivered to or left at the permitted place.\nFax.\nDate and time of completion of transmission.\nOther electronic method\nDate and time of sending the email or other electronic transmission.\nAlternative method or place permitted by court\nAs required by the court.\n(2) An applicant who is required to file a certificate of service of an application form must do so at or before the earlier of—\n(a) the first directions appointment in; or\n(b) the hearing of,\nthe proceedings unless a rule or practice direction provides otherwise.\n(Rule 17.2 requires a certificate of service to contain a statement of truth.)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/6.37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}