ROYAL COURT OF JERSEY

FD 12/06

APPLICATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE OR TO DISPENSE WITH SERVICE

Rule 9(8) & 9(11) Matrimonial Causes Rules 2005

Rule 11(8) & 11(11) Civil Partners Causes Rules 2012

         All applications to substitute or dispense with service must in the first instance be made ex parte on affidavit to the Greffier. Save in exceptional circumstances the affidavit should be made by the petitioner/applicant (or respondent, as the case may be) personally setting out in detail the facts relied on to support the claim that every reasonable line of enquiry has already been tried but without success. It is insufficient to lodge an affidavit simply saying in general terms that all enquiries have been made or that the petitioner/applicant (or respondent, as the case may be) knows of no means of getting in touch with the respondent (or other party concerned).