Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997

Application for transmission of order to Hague Convention Country

5.16—(1) An application for the transmission of a maintenance order to a Court in a Hague Convention Country for registration and enforcement shall be made by letter addressed to the sheriff clerk.

(2) There shall be lodged with any such application–

(a) a certified copy of the relevant order;

(b) a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor of any arrears outstanding in respect of that order;

(c) a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor giving such information as to the whereabouts of the payer as he possesses;

(d) a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor giving such information as the applicant possesses for facilitating the identification of the payer;

(e) where available, a photograph of the payer;

(f) a statement signed by the applicant or his solicitor which establishes that notice of the order was sent to the payer;

(g) if the payee received legal aid in the proceedings, a statement to that effect; and

(h) if the payer did not appear in the proceedings in which the maintenance order was made, the original or a certified true copy of a document which establishes that notice of the institution of the proceedings was served on the payer.