Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976
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Jurisdiction of Courts. |
23.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the High Court, the Circuit Court (on appeal from the District Court) and the District Court shall, concurrently, have jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings under sections 5 , 6 , 7 and 9 of this Act. | |
(2) (a) The District Court and the Circuit Court (on appeal from the District Court) shall not have jurisdiction to make an order under this Act for the payment of a periodical sum at a rate greater than £50 per week for the support of a spouse or £15 per week for the support of a child. | ||
(b) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed as conferring on the District Court or on the Circuit Court (on appeal from the District Court) jurisdiction to make an order or direction under section 5 , 6 , 7 or 9 of this Act in any matter in relation to which the High Court has made an order or direction under any of those sections. | ||
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 52 or 79 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , the jurisdiction conferred on the Circuit Court by section 8 of this Act may be exercised by the Judge of the circuit where either of the parties to the proceedings ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation and proceedings under this Act may be brought, heard and determined before and by a Justice of the District Court for the time being assigned to the District Court district where either party to the proceedings ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation. |