Tag: domestic violence act 1996

  • Domestic Violence Remedies-Barring Orders,Safety Orders and Protection Orders

    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…

  • Ancillary Orders in Judicial Separation and Divorce

    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…