Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 72701
Family Courts
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the threshold is for the number of appeals that can be made in a family court hearing.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThere is no statutory limit on the number of oral requests that a party can make at any hearing for permission to appeal.Appeals of family decisions to the family court and the High Court are governed by Part 30 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Prac...
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