Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Rules 2005[1]

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Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Rules 2005

Article

1             Form of parental responsibility agreement. 3

2             Recording of parental responsibility agreement. 3

3             Citation. 3

FORM OF AGREEMENT  4

Table of Legislation History. 5

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 5

Table of Endnote References. 5

Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Rules 2005

1        Form of parental responsibility agreement

A parental responsibility agreement must be made in the form set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

2        Recording of parental responsibility agreement

(1)     A parental responsibility agreement is recorded by the filing of the agreement, together with two copies, with the Judicial Greffier.

(2)     Upon the filing of documents under paragraph (1), the Judicial Greffier shall seal the copies and send one to the child’s mother and one to the child’s father.

(3)     The record of an agreement under paragraph (1) shall be made available, during office hours, for inspection by any person –

(a)     upon written request to the Judicial Greffe; and

(b)     upon payment of such fee as may have been specified in regulations made by the States under Article 3 of the Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998.

3        Citation

These Rules may be cited as the Children (Parental Responsibility Agreement) Rules 2005.

SCHEDULE 1

(Rule 1)

FORM OF AGREEMENT

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References