Do you need to apply for guardianship or custody of a child, or access? You can bring the application in the District Court where either party to the proceedings resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation. Your hearing will be heard in private. Guardianship applications and Court orders An application to the Court … Read more
The Irish Constitution envisages the ‘family’ as one based on marriage alone. Clearly this leads to huge difficulties for the many non-marital families in Ireland. However it has been held that non marital children have the same ‘natural and imprescriptible rights’ as marital children under article 42 of the Constitution. Unlike the rights of the … Read more
The Guardianship of Infants act,1964 is the principal piece of legislation governing the issues of access, custody and guardianship in Ireland. Any guardian of a child can apply to Court to seek an order concerning these issues and the Court will be primarily guided by what is in the best interests of the child. An … Read more