16.06.2024
Update to Standard Orders
On 21 May 2024, Peel J made the following announcement via the Judiciary website:
I make this announcement with the authority of the President (of the Family Division).
On 17 May 2023 the updated Standard Orders and House Rules were released after a comprehensive review. A handful of minor amendments were made pursuant to a release on 24 October 2023.
The Standard Orders group has continued to monitor the orders contained in Volume 1 (finance) and Volume 2 (children and others) in the light of developments in law and practice.
This release is intended to address developments since May 2023.
The main changes are as follows:
- Orders 1.1 (para 81), 1.2 (para 52), 7.0 (para 72) and 7.1 (para 7) requiring the parties to file a new Form FM5 pursuant to the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023 (SI/2023/1324 of which the relevant parts came into force on 29 April 2024. Orders enabling the court to adjourn so that the parties may attend non court dispute resolution are already incorporated at 1.1 (para 73), 7.0 (para 43) and 7.1 (para 14).
- The correct rule (7.19(5)) as opposed to the previous reference to 7.32(5) has been included in orders 1.1 and 1.2 in respect of applying for decree absolute/final divorce order more than 12 months after decree nisi/conditional divorce order.
- Updates to financial orders 6.1-6.3 and children orders 22.1-22.4 in respect of arbitrations.
- Inclusion in orders financial orders 1.1 and 1.2 of provision for interpreters.
- Recasting of the child arrangements order warnings and the confidentiality warnings to better reflect the provisions of (i) s12 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 and (ii) s11I, s13 and s97 of the Children Act 1989.
- New or amended orders at 7.10, 7.11, 11.2 and 11.3 to reflect the provisions of the Police Disclosure Protocol dated 1 March 2024.
- A new police disclosure order at 10.3.
- Updates to provisions in respect of QLRs at 1.1 (paras 76 and 77), series 7, series 8 and 24.1-24.7.
- Amendments to orders for disclosure of the whereabouts of a child in series 9 and series 13 so that the address of the child may only be disclosed to the court in the first instance and not to the applicant without permission of the court. This is likely to become a rule later this year and is considered to be good practice before such a rule comes into force.
- A new Presumption of Death Order at 19.3.
- An updated email address for orders against the Home Office under 9.6.
The revised and updated Standard Orders are attached as are, for completeness, the House Rules which are unchanged.
Mr Justice Peel
Judge-in-Charge of the Standard Orders
The orders are available to download here.
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House Rules - May 2023Download pdf
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Order 1.1 - Financial Directions Order (longer version)Download docx
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Order 1.2 - Financial Directions Order (shorter version)Download docx
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Order 1.3 - Consent Order under Accelerated FA procedureDownload docx
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Order 1.4 - Third Party Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 2.1 - Financial Remedy OrderDownload docx
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Order 2.2 - Order under Children Act 1989, Schedule 1Download docx
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Order 2.3 - Order for Leave to Make Application under MFPA 1984 Pt IIIDownload docx
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Order 3.1 - Freezing OrderDownload docx
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Order 3.2 - Search OrderDownload docx
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Order 3.3 - Disclosure Order (Government Departments - Finance)Download docx
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Order 3.4 - Free-standing Legal Services Payment OrderDownload docx
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Order 3.5 - Free-standing Maintenance Pending Suit OrderDownload docx
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Order 3.6 - Directions Order on Application for Permission to AppealDownload docx
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Order 4.1 - Directions Order with Penal NoticeDownload docx
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Order 4.2 - Order for Sale under MCA 1973, s. 24ADownload docx
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Order 4.3 - Order for Sale (Supplemental Order re Mechanics of Sale)Download docx
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Order 4.4 - Order for Execution of a DocumentDownload docx
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Order 4.5 - Order for Possession (in place of Form N26)Download docx
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Order 4.6 - Order Issued by Court on Receipt of General Enforcement ApplicationDownload docx
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Order 4.7 - Attachment of Earnings OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.8 - Appointment of a Receiver OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.9 - Warrant of ControlDownload docx
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Order 4.10 - Warrant of DeliveryDownload docx
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Order 4.11 - Interim Charging OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.12 - Final Charging OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.13 - Order for Sale following Final Charging OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.14 - Interim Third Party Debt OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.15 - Final Third Party Debt OrderDownload docx
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Order 4.16 - Hardship Payment OrderDownload docx
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Order 5.1 - Contempt Application (FC600)Download pdf
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Order 5.2 - Summons to Appear at Court for Directions to be Given (FC601)Download pdf
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Order 5.3 - Warrant to Secure Attendance at Court (FC602)Download pdf
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Order 5.4 - Order on Determination of Proceedings for Contempt of Court (FC603)Download pdf
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Order 5.5 - Warrant of Committal (FC604)Download pdf
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Order 5.6 - Order for Committal under Debtors Act 1869Download docx
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Order 5.7 - Suspended Order for Committal under Debtors Act 1869Download docx
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Order 5.8 - Order Activating Suspended Order for CommittalDownload docx
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Order 5.9 - Bench Warrant for ArrestDownload docx
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Order 6.3 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses under Arbitration Act 1996, s. 43Download docx
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Order 7.0 - Private Law Case Management Directions and Orders Precedent Library OrderDownload docx
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Order 7.1 - Private Law Directions on Issue and AllocationDownload docx
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Order 7.2 - Private Law Disclosure of Third Party EvidenceDownload docx
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Order 7.3 - Private Law Directions at FHDRA (no allegations of domestic abuse)Download docx
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Order 7.4 - Private Law Directions at FHDRA (allegations of domestic abuse)Download docx
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Order 7.5 - Private Law Directions at DRADownload docx
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Order 7.6 - Private Law Final OrderDownload docx
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Order 7.7 - Private Law Directions on Enforcement ApplicationDownload docx
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Order 7.8 - Search and Return Order (s 34 FLA 1986)Download docx
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Order 7.9 - Permission to Remove TemporarilyDownload docx
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Order 7.10 - Private Law Police DisclosureDownload docx
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Order 7.11 - Order for Disclosure to Police of Relevant Material from Children Proceedings other than Care ProceedingsDownload docx
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Order 8.0 - Public Law Case Management Directions and Orders Precedent LibraryDownload docx
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Order 8.1 - Public Law Directions on Issue and AllocationDownload docx
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Order 8.2 - Public Law Disclosure of Third Party EvidenceDownload docx
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Order 8.3 - Public Law Directions and Orders at first CMHDownload docx
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Order 8.4 - Public Law Short Form Order for any hearing other than first CMH and final hearingDownload docx
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Order 8.5 - Public Law Final OrderDownload docx
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Order 8.6 - Public Law Exclusion RequirementDownload docx
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Order 8.7 - Public Law Secure Accommodation OrderDownload docx
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Order 9.1 - Disclosure Order Against a Local Authority of a Child’s Whereabouts etcDownload docx
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Order 9.2 - Disclosure Order Against the Police of a Child’s Whereabouts etcDownload docx
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Order 9.3 - Disclosure Order Against Individual of a Child’s Whereabouts etc. (FLA 1986, s.33)Download docx
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Order 9.4 - Disclosure Order Against Government Departments of a Child’s Whereabouts etcDownload docx
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Order 9.5 - Disclosure Order Against HMRC of a Child’s Whereabouts etcDownload docx
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Order 9.6 - Disclosure Request of Home OfficeDownload docx
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Order 9.7 - Disclosure Order of Medical InformationDownload docx
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Order 10.1 - Non-Molestation OrderDownload docx
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Order 10.2 - Occupation OrderDownload docx
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Order 10.3 - Police Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 11.1 - Order for Linked Criminal and Care DirectionsDownload docx
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Order 11.2 - Order for Disclosure by the Police of Relevant Criminal Material into Care ProceedingsDownload docx
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Order 11.3 - Order for Disclosure to Police of Relevant Material from Care ProceedingsDownload docx
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Order 12.1 - Request for Information from Immigration and Asylum TribunalDownload docx
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Order 12.2 - Order for Disclosure of Information to Immigration and Asylum TribunalDownload docx
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Order 13.1 - Abduction - Telephone Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.2 - Abduction - Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.3 - Abduction - Disclosure Order (version 2)Download docx
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Order 13.4 - Abduction - Disclosure Order (Home Office)Download docx
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Order 13.5 - Abduction - Financial Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.6 - Abduction - Attendance OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.7 - Abduction - Freezing OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.8 - Abduction - Publicity OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.9 - Abduction - Directions Order (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 13.10 - Abduction - Directions Order (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 13.11 - 1980 Hague Convention Return OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.12 - 1980 Hague Convention Non-Return OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.13 - 1980 Hague Convention Non-Return Order (Article 13)Download docx
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Order 13.14 - 1980 Hague Convention Non-Return Order (Article 13, BIIR)Download docx
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Order 13.15 - 1980 Hague Convention Non-Return Order (Articles 3, 4 & 5)Download docx
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Order 13.16 - 1980 Hague Convention Non-Return Order (by consent)Download docx
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Order 13.17 - Abduction - Enforcement Order (Handover to Applicant)Download docx
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Order 13.18 - Abduction - Sequestration Order (Giving Permission to Issue Writ)Download docx
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Order 13.19 - Abduction - Electronic Tagging OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.20 - Abduction - Wardship Directions Order (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 13.21 - Abduction - Wardship Directions Order (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 13.22 - Abduction - Wardship Directions Order (Without Notice - Pakistan Protocol)Download docx
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Order 13.23 - Abduction – Wardship Directions Order (On Notice – Pakistan Protocol)Download docx
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Order 13.24 - BIIR Article 15 & Hague Convention 1996 Article 8 Order (Transfer Outgoing, Public & Private Law)Download docx
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Order 13.25 - BIIR Article 15 & Hague Convention 1996 Article 8 Order (Transfer Incoming, Public & Private Law)Download docx
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Order 13.26 - BIIR Article 15 & Hague Convention 1996 Article 8 Order (Transfer Incoming, Public & Private Law, version 2)Download docx
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Order 13.27 - BIIR Article 19 Stay, Article 20 OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.28 - Registration under BIIR or Hague Convention 1996Download docx
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Order 13.29 - Appeal against Registration under BIIR or Hague Convention 1996Download docx
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Order 13.30 - Abduction - Port Alert Order (Freestanding - without Tipstaff)Download docx
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Order 13.31 - Abduction - Concurrent Asylum Claim - First Directions (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 13.32 - Abduction – NHS Disclosure OrderDownload docx
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Order 13.33 - Non-Hague Convenetion Inherent Jurisdiction Return OrderDownload docx
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Order 14.1 - Reporting Restriction OrderDownload docx
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Order 15.1 - Forced Marriage - Order Requesting Safe & Well Check (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.2 - Forced Marriage - Order Requesting Safe & Well Check (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.3 - Forced Marriage - Order Requesting Consular Interview (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.4 - Forced Marriage - Order Requesting Consular Interview (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.5 - Forced Marriage - Directions Order (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.6 - Forced Marriage - Directions Order or Order for Return (Without Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.7 - Forced Marriage - Disposal on UndertakingsDownload docx
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Order 15.8 - Forced Marriage - Order Concerning Protection (Within England & Wales)Download docx
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Order 15.9 - Forced Marriage - Order Concerning Protection or Return Order (Outside England & Wales)Download docx
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Order 15.10 - Forced Marriage - Final Order (On Notice)Download docx
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Order 15.11 - Forced Marriage - Declaration of InvalidityDownload docx
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Order 15.12 - Forced Marriage - Recording OrderDownload docx
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Order 16.1 - Female Genital Mutilation OrderDownload docx
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Order 17.1 - Directions Order for HFEA Parental Order ApplicationDownload docx
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Order 17.2 - Final Order for HFEA Parental Order ApplicationDownload docx
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Order 18.1 - Declaration as to Marital StatusDownload docx
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Order 18.2 - Declarations as to ParentageDownload docx
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Order 18.3 - Declarations as to Legitimacy or LegitimationDownload docx
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Order 18.4 - Declarations as to Adoptions Effected OverseasDownload docx
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Order 19.1 - Medical Treatment or Procedure Order (High Court)Download docx
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Order 19.2 - Withdrawal of Treatment or Life Support Order (High Court)Download docx
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Order 19.3 - Presumption of Death OrderDownload docx
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Order 20.1 - Limited Civil Restraint OrderDownload docx
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Order 20.2 - Extended Civil Restraint OrderDownload docx
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Order 20.3 - General Civil Restraint OrderDownload docx
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Order 21.1 - Production OrderDownload docx
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Order 22.3 - Order Securing Attendance of Witnesses under Arbitration Act 1996 s 43Download docx
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Order 22.4 - Arbitration Challenge OrderDownload docx
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Order 23.1 - Child Deprivation of Liberty OrderDownload docx
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Order 24.1 - Domestic Abuse - Order for Completion of Required FormsDownload docx
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Order 24.2 - Domestic Abuse - Order for Consideration of Appointing Qualified Legal RepresentativeDownload docx
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Order 24.3 - Domestic Abuse - Order to Appoint Qualified Legal RepresentativeDownload docx
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Order 24.4 - Domestic Abuse - Order for Termination of Appointment of Qualified Legal RepresentativeDownload docx
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Order 24.5 - Domestic Abuse - Order to Enable Qualified Legal Representatives to Claim FeesDownload docx
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Order 24.6 - Domestic Abuse - Order for Appointment of Qualified Legal RepresentativeDownload docx
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Order 24.7 - Domestic Abuse - Order about Court bundle or Court fileDownload docx