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Just the ticket

26 February 2009 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legal News , Divorce , Child law , Family
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Family

The Family Proceedings (Allocation to Judiciary) Directions 2009 [2009] All ER (D) 98 (Feb) which catch non-family proceedings court cases started after 15 February 2009 (and also apply, so far as practicable, to previously started proceedings) limit the jurisdiction of district judges without a private family law ticket and deputy district judges. They cannot touch an application under the Children Act 1989 unless relief is sought without notice, no ticketed judge is available and the order is limited in time until hearing before a ticketed judge.

Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legal News , Divorce , Child law , Family
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