# The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Rule 8.35: Filing of applications

Extent: N.I.

(1) Every application under rules 8.33 to 8.63, except for an application under rule 8.56, for a certified copy of a judgment or certificate, ... must be filed with the Office of Care and Protection.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where recognition of a judgment is raised as an incidental question in proceedings under the ... 1996 Hague Convention ... the court hearing those proceedings may determine the question of recognition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/8.35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.35
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