The recognition of foreign divorces in Ireland is governed by two principle pieces of legislation: 1. The Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act, 1986 and 2. The Brussels II regulation of 2001, later amended by Brussels II bis (See also the Practice Guide for the application of the new Brussels II regulation). These laws govern … Read more
Domestic violence in Ireland was first recognised on the statute books in the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 with the introduction of the first civil remedy for domestic violence. This act introduced the notion of a “barring order” which is a court order excluding the violent partner/spouse to be excluded from … Read more
The Family Mediation Service is a free service run by the Family Support Agency. It is a completely free service and provides mediation services to couples, both married and unmarried, who are separating or whose relationship has broken down. Professional, trained mediators help the couple to negotiate their own agreement to deal with The family … Read more
The principal law in Ireland in relation to the care of children is the Child Care Act, 1991. Incidentally a child is defined as a person under the age of 18 who has not married. The Child Care Act provides that in any court proceedings concerning a child the Court must regard the welfare of … Read more
The Family Law Courts in Ireland have considerable powers to make additional orders, called ancillary orders, in divorce and judicial separation proceedings under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 , the Family Law Act, 1995 (judicial separation proceedings) and the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996 (divorce proceedings). The main factor determining these orders is the need to make … Read more