The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 No. 322

APPENDIX 2 Contents of Petition

3.  A petition for a decree of presumption of death and dissolution of marriage shall state:—

(a) the last place at which the parties to the marriage cohabited;

(b) the circumstances in which the parties ceased to cohabit;

(c) the date when and the place where the respondent was last seen or heard of; and

(d) the steps which have been taken to trace the respondent.