Family Law Act 2019

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Number 37 of 2019


FAMILY LAW ACT 2019


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

PART 2

Amendments to Acts Relating to Family Law

2. Amendment of section 2 of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989

3. Amendment of section 5 of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996

4. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

PART 3

Recognition of Certain Divorces, Legal Separations and Marriage Annulments

5. Definitions and application (Part 3)

6. Recognition of certain divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or Gibraltar before coming into operation of section

7. Recognition of certain divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or Gibraltar after coming into operation of section


Acts Referred to

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24)

Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986 (No. 24)

Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (No. 33)

Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 (No. 6)

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Number 37 of 2019


FAMILY LAW ACT ACT 2019


An Act to amend the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989; to amend the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996; to amend the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; to make provision, in the event of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from membership of the European Union occurring without an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union setting out the arrangements for such withdrawal, for the recognition of certain divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in the United Kingdom or Gibraltar; and to provide for related matters.

[25th October, 2019]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: