Edo State Family Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2017

(1) (1) The Family Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules") shall be the Rules to be followed by the family court Edo state.
(2) The rules may be cited as Edo State Family Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 and shall come into force on the 9th day of January 2017.

2 (1) In these Rules and unless the context otherwise requires: "Appropriate Authority" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the law. "Attorney General" means the Attorney General & Commissioner of Justice Edo State. "Care Order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law. "Child Proceedings" means proceedings for a care order under the Law "Child Right Law" means the Child Rights Law of Edo State 2007 with the subsequent amendments thereto. "Contribution Order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law. "Court" means a High Court or a Magistrate Court designated as Family Court. "Education Supervision Order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law "Emergency protection Order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law- "Enforcement order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law. "Financial compensation Order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law. "Guardianship order" has the same meaning as ascribed to it in the Law "Interim Order" means order made by the Court pending a determination of the application. "Juvenile" means a person under the age of eighteen years who cannot be treated as an adult under the criminal justice system. "Law" means Edo State Child Right Law 2007 with the subsequent amendments thereto or any re-enactment thereof. "Litigation Friend" means any person who conducts proceeding on behalf of a Child. "MCA" Means Matrimonial Causes Act CapM7 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
(2004) "Registrar of Court" means the Chief Registrar, Deputy Chief Registrar, Assistant Chief Registrar, Principal Registrar,. Senior Registrar, Higher Registrar, or any other officer acting or performing the functions of a Registrar in the Family Court. "Supervision proceedings" means proceedings for a supervision order, "Warning Notice" means a notice of caution attached to an order. (3) Words and terms defined under the child's Right Law shall have the same meaning in this context.