# The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Rule 2.55: Application by petitioner or respondent for ancillary relief

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any application by a petitioner or by a respondent who files an answer claiming relief, for—
(a) an order for maintenance pending suit,
[(aa an order for maintenance pending outcome of proceedings,]
(b) a financial provision order,
(c) a property adjustment order,
[(d a sharing order,]
[(e a pension compensation sharing order,]
shall be made in the petition or answer, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1), an application for ancillary relief which should have been made in the petition or answer may be made subsequently—
(a) by leave of the court, either by notice in Form M13 or at the trial, or
(b) where the parties are agreed upon the terms of the proposed order, without leave by notice in Form M13.
(3) An application by a petitioner or respondent for ancillary relief, not being an application which is required to be made in the petition or answer, shall be made by notice in Form M13.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/2.55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-2.55
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