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Where the decree absolute/final order reflects the names of the parties as per the marriage certificate, but the marriage certificate itself is incorrect, can the decree absolute/final order be amended without seeking to amend the original marriage certificate? The parties were married abroad

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Published on: 06 January 2023
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It is possible for the court to correct an irregularity in a final divorce order. This power is provided for by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, 29.16 (the slip rule) or FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, 4.1(6) (power to vary or revoke).

An application under the slip rule may be made without notice, but is perhaps better suited to minor corrections, for example, a spelling mismatch between the marriage certificate and the final order.

It is suggested that in the circumstances

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