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9.4. An application for a financial order may be made—
(a)in an application for a matrimonial or civil partnership order; or
(b)at any time after an application for a matrimonial or civil partnership order has been made.
9.5.—(1) An application for a financial remedy must be filed—
(a)if there are proceedings for a matrimonial order or a civil partnership order which are proceeding in [F1the family court], in that court; or
(b)if there are proceedings for a matrimonial order or a civil partnership order which are proceeding in the High Court, in the registry in which those proceedings are taking place.
F2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 9.5(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 23(a) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F2Rule 9.5(2) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/3204), rules 1, 23(b) (with rule 137); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2
F3Rule 9.5(3) and words omitted (7.8.2017) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/741), rules 1(1), 6
9.6.—(1) The Part 18 procedure applies to an application for an order preventing a disposition.
(2) An application for an order preventing a disposition may be made without notice to the respondent. (“Order preventing a disposition” is defined in rule 9.3.)
9.7.—(1) A party may apply at any stage of the proceedings for—
(a)an order for maintenance pending suit;
(b)an order for maintenance pending outcome of proceedings;
(c)an order for interim periodical payments;
(d)an interim variation order;
[F4(da)an order for payment in respect of legal services; or]
(e)any other form of interim order.
[F5(2) An application for an order mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be made using the Part 18 procedure.]
(3) Where a party makes an application before filing a financial statement, the written evidence in support must—
(a)explain why the order is necessary; and
(b)give up to date information about that party's financial circumstances.
(4) Unless the respondent has filed a financial statement, the respondent must, at least 7 days before the court is to deal with the application, file a statement of his means and serve a copy on the applicant.
(5) An application for an order mentioned in paragraph (1)(e) may be made without notice.
Textual Amendments
F4Rule 9.7(1)(da) substituted (8.7.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1472), rules 1, 4(a)
F5Rule 9.7(2) substituted (8.7.2013) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1472), rules 1, 4(b)
9.8.—(1) This rule applies where there are matrimonial proceedings and—
(a)a [F6conditional order] of divorce or nullity of marriage has been made;
(b)at or after the date of the [F6conditional order] an order for maintenance pending suit is in force; and
(c)the spouse in whose favour the [F6conditional order] was made has made an application for an order for periodical payments.
(2) The spouse in whose favour the [F6conditional order] was made may apply, using the Part 18 procedure, for an order providing for payments at the same rate as those provided for by the order for maintenance pending suit.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in rule 9.8 substituted (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 23 (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
9.9.—(1) This rule applies where there are civil partnership proceedings and—
(a)a conditional order of dissolution or nullity of civil partnership has been made;
(b)at or after the date of the conditional order an order for maintenance pending outcome of proceedings is in force;
(c)the civil partner in whose favour the conditional order was made has made an application for an order for periodical payments.
(2) The civil partner in whose favour the conditional order was made may apply, using the Part 18 procedure, for an order providing for payments at the same rate as those provided for by, the order for maintenance pending the outcome of proceedings.
9.9A.—(1) In this rule—
(a)“financial remedy order” means an order or judgment that is a financial remedy, and includes—
(i)part of such an order or judgment; or
(ii)a consent order; and
(b)“set aside” means—
(i)in the High Court, to set aside a financial remedy order pursuant to section 17(2) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and this rule;
(ii)in the family court, to rescind or vary a financial remedy order pursuant to section 31F(6) of the 1984 Act.
(2) A party may apply under this rule to set aside a financial remedy order where no error of the court is alleged.
(3) An application under this rule must be made within the proceedings in which the financial remedy order was made.
(4) An application under this rule must be made in accordance with the Part 18 procedure, subject to the modifications contained in this rule.
(5) Where the court decides to set aside a financial remedy order, it shall give directions for the rehearing of the financial remedy proceedings or make such other orders as may be appropriate to dispose of the application.]
Textual Amendments
F7Rule 9.9A inserted (3.10.2016) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/901), rules 1, 4
9.9B.—(1) In this rule “order for periodical payments” means an order under—
(a)section 23(1)(a), (b), (d) or (e) of the 1973 Act;
(b)section 27(5) or (6)(a), (b), (d) or (e) of the 1973 Act;
(c)paragraph 1(2)(a) or (b), 2(2)(a) or 9 of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act;
(d)paragraph 2(1)(a), (b), (d) or (e) of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Act;
(e)paragraph 40 or 41(1)(a), (b), (d) or (e) of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an application for a financial remedy must be dealt with under the standard procedure.
(3) The fast-track procedure applies to—
(a)any application where the financial remedy sought is only for an order for periodical payments;
(b)any application made under—
(i)the 1978 Act;
(ii)Schedule 6 to the 2004 Act;
F9(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iv)Article 10 of the 2007 Hague Convention;
(c)any application for the variation of an order for periodical payments, except where the applicant seeks the dismissal (immediate or otherwise) of the periodical payments order and its substitution with one or more of a lump sum order, a property adjustment order, a pension sharing order or a pension compensation sharing order.
(4) At any stage in the proceedings the court may order that an application proceeding under the fast-track procedure must proceed under the standard procedure.
(Rule 9.18A provides for specific occasions when the court may direct that a case should proceed under the standard procedure.)]
Textual Amendments
F8Rule 9.9B inserted (4.6.2018) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/440), rules 1, 5 (with rule 12)
F9Rule 9.9B(3)(b)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 8(3) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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