England and Wales · Family, criminal and employment
What period and facts govern respondent final open statement in England and Wales?
Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
- Period
- Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement
- Trigger
- Actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent
- Rule
- Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28
The retained Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28 supports file and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts. Its complete-body snapshot and operative extract preserve the source edition, while the event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
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Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.
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What period and facts govern respondent final open statement in England and Wales?
Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
Responsible actor. The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement.
Actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent
The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28How does this provision count time?
- Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement
- File and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts.
- The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement; 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.
Keep proof of service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. The response runs from that service, and filing by the applicant or court-office closure does not establish a different anchor.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.
The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement has records of actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. File and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing. Establish this procedure’s complete source facts before choosing an endpoint.
The proposed respondent final open statement step meets a disputed communication, closed receiving office or uncertain hearing event. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement; 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. Keep proof of service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. The response runs from that service, and filing by the applicant or court-office closure does not establish a different anchor. Verify the legally completed respondent final open statement act and actual applicable calendar. No assumed closure extension or substitute date is computed.
The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing. Actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. File and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts. Resolve this source-specific qualification before relying on a result.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actor and completed respondent final open statement act
- The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement. File and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts.
- Actual respondent final open statement event and branch
- Actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
- Counting and completion of respondent final open statement
- Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement; 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. Keep proof of service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. The response runs from that service, and filing by the applicant or court-office closure does not establish a different anchor.
- The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement. Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
- Respondent final open statement concerns file and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts. Its actual source event is actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern respondent final open statement in England and Wales?
What period governs respondent final open statement?
Not more than seven days after service of the applicant’s statement. The event is service, not the applicant’s filing date or an assumed fourteen days before the hearing.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Which event controls respondent final open statement?
Actual service of the applicant’s statement on the respondent. Keep evidence of that actual source event.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28What completes respondent final open statement?
File and serve the respondent’s concise open statement identifying the proposed orders and amounts. The respondent receiving the applicant’s final open statement must establish that completed step.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Does the applicant’s filing start the respondent’s period?
Rule 9.28(2) uses service of the applicant’s statement. Preserve that operative service evidence.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28What must the respondent’s statement contain?
The statement identifies the orders the respondent seeks and their amounts. It is filed and served on the applicant.
Family Procedure Rules Part 9 rule 9.28Does seven days always include weekends?
FPR 2.9 excludes listed nonbusiness days from periods of seven days or less. Establish the actual calendar and completed act.
Family Procedure Rules Part 2 rule 2.9Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| 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 |