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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-2.19",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/322",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996",
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  "path": "rule/2.19",
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  "number": "2.19",
  "heading": "Service of pleadings",
  "text": "A party who files an answer, reply or subsequent pleading shall within 7 days of filing it serve a copy thereof on every opposite party.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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