{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-6.5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-6.5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/6.5",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6.5",
  "heading": "Who is to serve the application",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, an application may be served by—\n(a) a court officer; or\n(b) a the applicant, if so requested by the applicant.\n(2) A court officer will not serve the application if the party to be served is—\n(a) a child or protected party; or\n(b) out of the jurisdiction.\n(3) An application must not be served personally by the applicant himself or herself. (Rule 6.14 deals with service of the application on children and protected parties.)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 6.5(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 8(a)(i) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 6.5(1)(b) substituted (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 8(a)(ii) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rule 6.5(2) substituted (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 8(b) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/6.5",
    "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."
}