Rule 9.21 Who the respondent is on an application under section 20 or section 20A of the 1978 Act or Part 6 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 ActM1
In relation to proceedings set out in column 1 of the following table, column 2 sets out who the respondents to those proceedings will be.
| Proceedings | Respondent |
|---|---|
| Application under section 20 of the 1978 Act, F1.... | The other party to the marriage; and where the order to which the application relates requires periodical payments to be made to, or in respect of, a child who is 16 years of age or over, that child. |
| Application under paragraphs 30 to 34 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act, .... | The other party to the civil partnership; and where the order to which the application relates requires periodical payments to be made to, or in respect of, a child who is 16 years of age or over, that child. |
| Application for the revival of an order under section 20A of the 1978 Act or paragraph 40 of Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act. | The parties to the proceedings leading to the order which it is sought to have revived. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in rule 9.21 table omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 30 (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
Marginal citations
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Section 20A was inserted by section 33(1) of and paragraph 69 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Reform Act 1987 and substituted by section 108(5) of and paragraph 39 of Schedule 13 to the Children Act 1989.
Notes on Chapter 5
Textual amendments
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Pt. 9 Ch. 5 heading substituted (4.6.2018) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/440), rules 1, 7 (with rule 12)