The practice was that HM Revenue and Customs would refuse to disclose an address for a respondent to matrimonial proceedings so that they could be served on him without an order from the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD) which led to the absurdity of a petition having to be transferred to the PRFD simply to procure such an order. What is the current requirement given that the Central Family Court is now with us and the role of the PRFD has changed?
An order directed to HMRC for the disclosure of information about a party’s address must be made under the inherent jurisdiction in accordance with the Guidance issued by the President’s Office (November 2003). Where such an order is sought in a case proceeding in the family court, the proceedings must be transferred to the High Court under FPR 2010, r 29.17 and PD29C. Although, in most circumstances, a case may only be transferred to the High Court by a judge of the High Court or above, a transfer for the purpose of a disclosure order may be made by any judge of the
