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Assumption: "(Court Bundles) Page numbering works the same in every family case."

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What People Expect

People carry numbering from one type of case to another.

Court Reality

In most family proceedings other than financial remedy, for example child arrangements, the Bundles Guide (para 7.9) says bundles usually use section numbering (A1, A2, then B1, B2). Documents in each section go in date order, oldest first, and the index at the front has no page numbers.

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The Gap?

"(Court Bundles) Page numbering works the same in every family case."

Court Reality

9) says bundles usually use section numbering (A1, A2, then B1, B2). Documents in each section go in date order, oldest first, and the index at the front has no page numbers.

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Published23 September 2026Last reviewed8 October 2026

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