# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 7.4: Limitation on applications in respect of same marriage or civil partnership


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not make more than one application for a matrimonial or civil partnership order in respect of the same marriage or civil partnership unless—
(a) the first application has been dismissed or finally determined; or
(b) the court gives permission.
(2) Where a person—
(a) has, within one year of the date of the marriage or civil partnership, made an application for a judicial separation order or separation order; and
(b) then, after that one-year period has passed, wishes to apply for a divorce or a dissolution order,
that person does not need the court’s permission to make the application referred to in sub-paragraph (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/7.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-7.4
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