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Financial Dispute Resolution Appointment definition

What does Financial Dispute Resolution Appointment mean? A Financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointment is a judge‑led, without‑prejudice settlement hearing in financial remedy (ancillary relief) proceedings, usually the penultimate court hearing after the First Appointment and before any final hearing. At the FDR, the parties (typically on divorce or dissolution) use completed financial disclosure to negotiate issues such as property adjustment, lump sums, spousal maintenance and pension sharing. The judge actively facilitates settlement and may give a neutral evaluation of the likely outcome if the case proceeded to trial; evidence is not tested and what is said is privileged. If agreement is reached, the court can...

Family Court Financial Remedies Directions and Case Management Order (Long Form Precedent) with Disclosure, Expert, Valuation, Pensions and Costs Directions – England and Wales

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Precedents

In the Family Court sitting at [ Court name ]

Case no: [ Case number ]

Proceedings under:

The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
The Civil Partnership Act 2004
The Child Support Act 1991
Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 and Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004
The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
The Married Women’s Property Act 1882 and ss 67, 68 and 74 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004

OR [ (DELETE AS APPROPRIATE) ]

The [ Marriage OR Civil Partnership OR Relationship OR Family ] of [ applicant name ] and [ respondent name ]

Heard [ name the advocate(s) who appeared ]; considered documents filed by the parties [ [ (IN THE CASE OF AN ORDER MADE WITHOUT NOTICE) ] read the statements and heard the witnesses in para [ para number ] of the Recitals below ]

Order by [ name of judge ] on [ date ] sitting in [ OPEN COURT OR PRIVATE ] at a [ FIRST_x000D_...

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