The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/1472
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These rules may be cited as the Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2013 and come into force on 8th July 2013.

Section 2 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

The Family Procedure Rules 2010 are amended in accordance with rules 3 to 6.

Section 3 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

In rule 2.3(1)—

(a) in the definition of “financial order”—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (h), omit “or”;

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), for “;” substitute—

; or

(j) an order for payment in respect of legal services;

(b) after the definition of “order for maintenance pending suit”, insert—

“ order for payment for legal services ” means an order under section 22ZA of the 1973 Act or an order under paragraph 38A of Part 8 of Schedule 5 to the 2004 Act;

Section 4 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

In rule 9.7—

(a) in paragraph (1), at the end of sub-paragraph (d), for “; or” substitute—

(da) an order for payment in respect of legal services; or

and

(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) An application for an order mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be made using the Part 18 procedure.

Section 5 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

In rule 18.8(1)(b)(i), omit “interim”.

Section 6 Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010

In rule 28.3(4)(b)(i), after “an interim periodical payments order” insert “, an order for payment in respect of legal services”.