CHAPTER 5MAINTENANCE ORDERS

PART IIIOUTGOING ORDERS UNDER THE 1972 ACT

Application for transmission of order to Hague Convention Country5.16

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.