Rule 3.2 Transfer to High Court of applications under rule 3.1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where it appears to [^f1 F1the county court] that the respondent intends to contest an application under the last foregoing rule on the ground that—

(a)

by reason of the applicant’s conduct or otherwise the respondent is not liable to maintain the applicant, or

(b)

no court in Northern Ireland has jurisdiction to entertain the application,

the court shall order that the application be transferred to the High Court.

Annotations

F1: Word in rule 3.2(1) substituted (31.10.2016) by The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/301), rules 1(1), 2(23); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(a)