Use the current form: Consent and “without notice” are different legal routes. Form F29 can appear in both, but the supporting documents and legal basis are not the same.
Consent orders under Rule 10-7
Rule 10-7 uses Form F29 for specified consent applications. The party also files the material required by that rule, including the proposed consent order.
Applications where notice is not required
Rule 10-8 provides that an application of which notice is not required may be made by filing F29, a draft proposed order in Form F34, and supporting affidavit or other evidence, subject to the special guardianship-affidavit rule where relevant.
F29 is not a normal contested application
A usual contested application under Rule 10-6 uses Form F31 and the October 2026 serve-then-file process. Using F29 simply because you would prefer not to give notice is not enough; the Rules must authorize the without-notice route.
Common mistakes
- Confusing “urgent” with “without notice.”
- Using F29 where F31 is required.
- Failing to file the correct draft order.
- Treating a consent order as effective before it has actually been made and entered where required.