England and Wales · Family, criminal and employment
What period and facts govern applicant final open statement in England and Wales?
Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
- Period
- Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise
- Trigger
- The actual final-hearing date
- Rule
- Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28
The retained Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28 supports file and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts. Its complete-body snapshot and operative extract preserve the source edition, while a different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
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Check the applicable procedure
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.
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What period and facts govern applicant final open statement in England and Wales?
Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
Responsible actor. The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings.
The actual final-hearing date
A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28How does this provision count time?
- Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise
- File and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts.
- A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise; apply FPR 2.9 clear-day counting to the actual filing or service act, preserve beginning-with wording where specified, and distinguish a closed court office from delivery to another party.
The applicant’s final open statement has its own hearing-based service requirement. A court-office closure rule cannot substitute earlier proposals for that statement or establish a different directed period.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.
The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings has records of the actual final-hearing date. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. File and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement. Establish this procedure’s complete source facts before choosing an endpoint.
The proposed applicant final open statement step meets a disputed communication, closed receiving office or uncertain hearing event. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise; apply FPR 2.9 clear-day counting to the actual filing or service act, preserve beginning-with wording where specified, and distinguish a closed court office from delivery to another party. The applicant’s final open statement has its own hearing-based service requirement. A court-office closure rule cannot substitute earlier proposals for that statement or establish a different directed period. Verify the legally completed applicant final open statement act and actual applicable calendar. No assumed closure extension or substitute date is computed.
A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement. The actual final-hearing date. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. File and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts. Resolve this source-specific qualification before relying on a result.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actor and completed applicant final open statement act
- The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings. File and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts.
- Actual applicant final open statement event and branch
- The actual final-hearing date. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
- Counting and completion of applicant final open statement
- Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise; apply FPR 2.9 clear-day counting to the actual filing or service act, preserve beginning-with wording where specified, and distinguish a closed court office from delivery to another party. The applicant’s final open statement has its own hearing-based service requirement. A court-office closure rule cannot substitute earlier proposals for that statement or establish a different directed period.
- The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings. Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
- Applicant final open statement concerns file and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts. Its actual source event is the actual final-hearing date.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern applicant final open statement in England and Wales?
What period governs applicant final open statement?
Not less than fourteen days before the final hearing unless the court directs otherwise. A different court direction controls. Earlier open proposals do not automatically replace this final-hearing statement.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Which event controls applicant final open statement?
The actual final-hearing date. Keep evidence of that actual source event.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28What completes applicant final open statement?
File and serve on the respondent a concise open statement identifying the orders sought and their amounts. The applicant in financial-remedy proceedings must establish that completed step.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28What must the applicant’s statement identify?
Rule 9.28 requires concise details of the orders sought and the amounts involved. It is not merely a general settlement invitation.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Must the respondent receive the applicant’s statement?
The applicant must file it and serve the respondent. Service also establishes the separate respondent statement event.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Can an earlier post-FDR proposal satisfy every final-hearing obligation?
Rule 9.27A proposals and rule 9.28 final statements are distinct requirements. Check actual directions and the required final content.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.27AOfficial sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Family Procedure Rules Part 2 rule 2.9 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.27A | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |