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Family Court deadline calculator

Deadlines under the Family Procedure Rules, from acknowledging an application to financial remedy directions and appeals.

England & Wales ยท Deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied ยท Methodology

Keep the England and Wales civil defaults and go straight to what happened, or change the jurisdiction and forum first.

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Cited to the rule

Deadlines this calculator covers

27 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

FA listing window (earliest)FPR r.9.12(1)(a)

12 weeks from Form A filed

Service of Form AFPR r.9.12(1)(b)

4 clear days from Filing date

Form E exchangeFPR r.9.14(1)

35 clear days before First Appointment date

Questionnaires / Form GFPR r.9.14(5)

14 clear days before First Appointment date

Form H costs estimateFPR r.9.27(1)

1 clear day before Hearing date

Form H1 full costsFPR r.9.27(4)

14 clear days before Final hearing date

Open proposals post-FDRFPR r.9.27A(1)

21 days from FDR date

Open proposals (no FDR ordered)FPR r.9.27A(2)

42 days before Final hearing date

Applicant open statementFPR r.9.28

14 days before Final hearing date

Respondent open statementFPR r.9.28

7 days from After applicant's statement

ES1/ES2 filingPD 27A

7 working days before Hearing date

Bundle contents agreedPD 27A s6

7 working days before Hearing date

Bundle filed/servedPD 27A s6

5 working days before Hearing date

Divorce reflection periodDDSA 2020

20 weeks from Application issued

Conditional to final order gaps.1(4)(b) MCA 1973

43 days from Conditional order date

Divorce AoS (E&W)FPR r.7.7

14 days from Service date

Divorce AoS (European)FPR r.6.42

21 days from Service date

Divorce AoS (Hague non-EU)FPR r.6.42

31 days from Service date

Care proceedings targetCA 1989 s.32(1)(a)

26 weeks from Issue date

EPO durationCA 1989 s.45(1)

8 days from Date made

EPO discharge (earliest)CA 1989 s.45(9)

3 days from Date made

Cafcass safeguardingPD12B

17 working days from Issue date

SGO notice to LACA 1989 s.14A(7)

3 months before Before application

Pension transfer dayWRPA 1999 s.34

28 days from Order sealed

Pension implementationWRPA 1999 s.34

4 months from Transfer day

Appeal (standard)FPR r.30.4(2)(b)

21 days from Decision date

Appeal (interim care order)FPR r.30.4(3)

7 clear days from Decision date

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

FA listing window (earliest): what is the time limit?

12 weeks from Form A filed, under FPR r.9.12(1)(a). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Service of Form A: what is the time limit?

4 clear days from Filing date, under FPR r.9.12(1)(b). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Form E exchange: what is the time limit?

35 clear days before First Appointment date, under FPR r.9.14(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Questionnaires / Form G: what is the time limit?

14 clear days before First Appointment date, under FPR r.9.14(5). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Form H costs estimate: what is the time limit?

1 clear day before Hearing date, under FPR r.9.27(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.