Application under Part 19 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010

Published date21 March 2018
Subject MatterFamily law forms
Application under Part 19 of the
Family Procedure Rules 2010
Notes for applicant on completing the application (Form FP1)
•Please read all of these guidance notes before you begin completing the application. The notes follow the
order in which information is required on the application.
•Courtstaffcanhelpyoullintheapplicationandgiveinformationaboutprocedureonceithasbeenissued,
buttheycannotgivelegaladvice.Ifyouneedlegaladvice,forexample,aboutthelikelysuccessofyour
applicationortheevidenceyouneedtosupportit,youshouldcontactasolicitororaCitizensAdviceBureau.
•Ifyouarellingintheapplicationbyhand,pleaseuseblackinkandwriteinblockcapitals.
•Youmustleanywrittenevidencetosupportyourapplicationeitherinorwiththeapplication.Yourwritten
evidencemustbeveriedbyastatementoftruth.
•Copythecompletedapplication,therespondent’snotesforguidanceandyourwrittenevidencesothat
youhaveacopyforyourself,onecopyforthecourtandonecopyforeachrespondent.Sendortakethe
applicationsandevidencetothecourtofcewiththeappropriatefee.Thecourtwilltellyouhowmuchthisis.
Notes on completing the application
Applicant and Respondent details
Asthepersonmakingtheapplication,youare
calledthe‘applicant’;anyotherpartyiscalleda
‘respondent’.Applicantswhoareunder18yearsold
(unless otherwise permitted by the court) and persons
wholackcapacitywithinthemeaningoftheMental
CapacityAct2005musthavealitigationfriendto
maketheapplicationandconductcourtproceedings
on their behalf. Court staff will tell you more about
what you need to do if this applies to you.
Youmustprovidethefollowinginformationabout
yourselfandeachrespondent(ifknown):
• allknownforenamesandsurname;
• whetherMr,Mrs,Miss,MsorOther(e.g.Dr);
and
• residential address (including postcode and
telephone number).
Wherethepersonis:
• under18,write(“achild,by‘MrJoeBloggs’
his/her litigation friend”)
• apersonwholackscapacitywithinthemeaning
oftheMentalCapacityAct2005,write(“,byMr
JoeBloggs,his/herlitigationfriend”)
• appearinginarepresentativecapacity,youmust
saywhatthatcapacityis,eg.“MrJoeBloggsas
therepresentativeofMrsSharonBloggs”
Your solicitor’s name and address
Ifyouareactingbysolicitorintheseproceedings,
enterinthisboxyoursolicitor’sfullnameand
address,andothercontactdetailsasrequested.
Details of application
Underthisheadingyoumustsetouteither:
• thequestion(s)youwishthecourttodecide;or
• theorderyouareseekingandthelegalbasisfor
yourapplication;and
• ifyourapplicationisbeingmadeunderaspecic
ruleorpracticedirection,youmuststatewhich.
Statement of truth
Thismustbesignedbyyou,byyoursolicitororyour
litigationfriend,asappropriate.
FP1A - ApplicationunderPart19oftheFamilyProcedureRules2010Notesforapplicantoncompletingtheapplication(FormFP1)(04.11)
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