# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, 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 Act


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, ....
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/9.21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-9.21
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