Editing Family Procedure Rules

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The '''Family Procedure Rules''' (previously '''Family Proceedings Rules'''), often abbreviated '''FPR''', govern the procedures used in [[family court]]s in [[England and Wales]]. [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/contents/made The Family Procedure Rules 2010] were introduced by [[Statutory Instrument]] and are effective 6 April 2011.

Part 7 (Paragraph 75) of the [[Courts Act 2003]] states that "Family Procedure Rules are to be made by a committee known as the Family Procedure Rule Committee", and specifies who should be on that committee.<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/contents Courts Act 2003], accessed 14 September 2021</ref> The Courts Act also states, "Family Procedure Rules may modify the rules of evidence as they apply to family proceedings in any court within the scope of the rules".

The Family Procedure Rules 2010 are split into 36 parts, together with the Practice Directions, certain Pre Action Protocols and a complete set of Forms. They are intended to modernise and standardise family court practice across the High Court, County Court and Magistrates’ Court.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (Updated April 2014)] 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101207122419/http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/family-proc-rule-committee.htm Family Procedure Rules Committee]

[[Category:English family law]]
[[Category:Legal procedure]]


{{UK-law-stub}}