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...