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- FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
- Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
- Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
- Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
- Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
- Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
- Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
- Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
The Family Court on transmission by the REMO Unit at the following address:
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Unit (REMO)
Victory House
30-34 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6EX
Tel: 020 3681 2757 (UK only)
+44 (0)20 3681 2757 (outside the UK)
Fax: 020 3681 8764
e-mail: remo@offsol.gsi.gov.uk
Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
The procedure to contest decisions given on appeal is:
A single further appeal on a point of law, to the tier of court above the court where the first appeal was heard.
Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
Article 19 does not apply to the UK as the UK is not bound by the 2007 Hague Protocol.
Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
The Lord Chancellor will be the Central Authority and retain overall policy responsibility, but the administrative functions of the Central Authority will be performed by:
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Unit (REMO)
Victory House
30-34 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6EX
Tel: 020 3681 2757 (UK only)
+44 (0)20 3681 2757 (outside the UK)
Fax: 020 3681 8764
E-mail: remo@offsol.gsi.gov.uk
Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
The Family Court on transmission by the REMO unit at the following address:
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Unit (REMO)
Victory House
30-34 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6EX
Tel: 020 3681 2757 (UK only)
+44 (0)20 3681 2757 (outside the UK)
Fax: 020 3681 8764
e-mail: remo@offsol.gsi.gov.uk
Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
The language accepted for translation of documents referred to in Articles 20, 28 and 40 in all the UK jurisdictions is English.
Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
The language accepted for communication with other Central Authorities in all the UK jurisdictions is English.
Last update:
01/12/2016
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