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Family Courts

Commons · Question 72701 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

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

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 5 Sep 2025

There 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...