When is Form F51 used?
Form F51 is called Order Made After Application. Rule 15-1 uses it for several categories, including a non-consent order that changes, suspends or terminates a final order and, more generally, orders not assigned to another specialized form.
When is Form F52 used?
Form F52 is the Final Order. Under Rule 15-1, it is the form used for a final order in the ordinary situation where another specified form does not apply.
Other forms can override the default
A consent order may use Form F33. An order made under the without-notice procedure in Rule 10-8 may use Form F34. Protection orders use the prescribed F54 series. Orders made at a Judicial Case Conference and Trial Management Conference have their own forms, F51.1 and F51.2.
Drafting and approval
The wording of the entered order matters because it becomes the operative court order. Parties should compare the draft to the judge's or associate judge's actual pronouncement and comply with the Rule's approval and settlement procedures rather than adding terms that were never ordered.
Cost planning
Disputes over the wording of an order can generate avoidable legal fees. Clear notes of the orders pronounced, prompt circulation of a draft and careful comparison with the court's reasons can reduce that risk. Where the order is complex—especially property, parenting or support terms—limited-scope drafting review can be more economical than correcting an ambiguous entered order later.