# The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) Rules 1991, Article 10: Amendment


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(1) Subject to rule 9(2), a copy of a document which has been filed or served in any proceedings under the Act may not be amended without the leave of the justices' clerk or the court which shall, unless the justices' clerk or the court otherwise directs, be requested in writing.
(2) On considering a request for leave to amend a document the justices' clerk or the court shall either–
(a) grant the request, whereupon the justices' clerk shall inform the person making the request of that decision, or
(b) invite the parties or any of them to make representations, within a specified period, as to whether such an order should be made.
(3) A person amending a document shall file it with the justices' clerk and serve it on those persons on whom it was served prior to amendment; and the amendments shall be identified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1991/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-matrimonial-proceedings-etc-rules-1991/article-10
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