# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 8.39: Service of the application


(1) The applicant must serve the application and a copy of the applicant's written evidence on—
(a) any respondent;
(b) the person in whose favour the reviewable disposition is alleged to have been made; and
(c) such other persons as the court directs.
(2) Where an application includes an application relating to land, the applicant must serve a copy of the application on any —
(a) mortgagee;
(b) trustee of a trust of land or settlement; and
(c) other person who has an interest in the land,
of whom particulars are given in the application.
(3) Any person served under paragraph (2) may make a request to the court in writing, within 14 days beginning with the date of service of the application, for a copy of the applicant's written evidence.
(4) Any person who —
(a) is served with copies of the application and the applicant's written evidence under paragraph (1); or
(b) receives a copy of the applicant's written evidence following a request under paragraph (3),
may, within 14 days beginning with the date of service or receipt, file a statement in answer.
(5) A statement in answer filed under paragraph (4) must be verified by a statement of truth.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/8.39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-8.39
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