Schedule 1 – Protection against forced marriage: Northern Ireland Ex parte orders
94.Paragraph 4 makes provision for Northern Ireland in relation to ex parte orders. These are orders made in the absence of the respondent. Sub-paragraph (1) provides that the court can make an ex parte order if it is just and convenient to do so. In deciding whether it is just and convenient sub-paragraph (2) provides that the court should have regard to all the circumstances of the case, including those circumstances set out in the sub-paragraph.
95.Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) provide that where an order is made ex parte a date must then be set for a hearing where both parties will be given the appropriate notice as provided by court rules.