What is the ancillary relief procedure?
ANCILLARY RELIEF PROCEDURE • A case is started off by issuing an application in your local county court (the same county court that is dealing with the Divorce / Dissolution) • The court then sets a date for the First Appointment (FA) • Before the FA you must fill in a Financial Statement (Form E) • Both sided exchange their Forms E on the same day • Once you have had a chance to study the other side’s Form E, the court sets a deadline for each side to compose a draft Questionnaire • You attend the FA. The judge decides if all the questions in your draft questionnaire are really relevant and then approves the final version. A date for the Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing (FDR) is set. • You have a fixed time within which to answer the other side’s questionnaire. This will involve attaching numerous supporting documents. • You attend the FDR hearing. The judge asks what offers each side is prepared to make and will often give an opinion that one side or the other is being unreasonab
Related Questions
- I have just received a paper from the court informing me that I have to attend court as my wife has made an application for ancillary relief. What is going to happen?
- If the assisted person changes solicitor, can the certificate for ancillary relief be amended to show the new solicitor details?
- How does the Court deal with an Ancillary Relief application?
