# The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Rule 2.54: Indorsement and certificate of decree absolute

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where a decree nisi is made absolute, the Master shall make an indorsement to that effect on the decree, stating the precise time at which it was made absolute.
(2) On a decree nisi being made absolute, the proper officer or chief clerk, as the case may be, shall—
(a) send to the petitioner and the respondent a certificate in Form M11 or M12, authenticated by the appropriate seal, and
(b) if the cause is pending in the county court, notify the Matrimonial Office.
(3) A certificate in Form M11 or M12 that a decree nisi has been made absolute shall be issued to any person requiring it on payment of the prescribed fee.
(4) A central index of decrees absolute shall be kept in the Matrimonial Office and any person shall be entitled to require a search to be made therein, and to be furnished with a certificate of the result of the search, on payment of the prescribed fee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/2.54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-2.54
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