The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

General provisions as to evidence, etc, on application for ancillary relief

2.60.—(1) A petitioner or respondent who has applied for ancillary relief in his petition or answer and who intends to proceed with the application before the Master shall, subject to rule 2.70, file a notice in Form M15 and within 7 days after doing so serve a copy on the other spouse.

(2) Where a respondent or a petitioner is served with a notice in Form M13 or M15 in respect of an application for ancillary relief, not being an application to which rule 2.58 applies, then, unless the parties are agreed upon the terms of the proposed order, he shall, within 14 days after service of the notice, file an affidavit in answer to the application containing full particulars of his property and income, and if he does not do so, the court may order him to file an affidavit containing such particulars.

(3) Except where the application is for a variation order the applicant shall, within 14 days after service of any affidavit under paragraph (2) or within such other time as the court may fix, file an affidavit in reply containing full particulars of his property and income.