Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978
Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (1978 c. 22)
- Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (1978 c. 22)
- Part I Matrimonial Proceedings in Magistrates’ Courts
- Powers of court to make orders for financial provision for parties to a marriage and children of the family
- 1 Grounds of application for financial provision.
- 2 Powers of court to make orders for financial provision.
- 3 Matters to which court is to have regard in exercising its powers under s. 2.
- 4 Duration of orders for financial provision for a party to a marriage.
- 5 Age limit on making orders for financial provision for children and duration of such orders.
- 6 Orders for payments which have been agreed by the parties.
- 7 Powers of court where parties are living apart by agreement.
- Powers of court as to the custody etc. of children
- 8 Restriction on making of orders under this Act: welfare of children.
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- Powers of the court to make orders for the protection of a party to a marriage or a child of the family
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- Interim orders
- 19 Interim orders.
- Variation, revocation and cessation of orders etc.
- 20 Variation, revival and revocation of orders for periodical payments.
- 20ZA Variation of orders for periodical payments: further provisions.
- 20A Revival of orders for periodical payments.
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- 22 Variation of instalments of lump sum.
- 23 Supplementary provisions with respect to variation and revocation of orders.
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- 25 Effect on certain orders of parties living together.
- Reconciliation
- 26 Reconciliation.
- Provisions relating to High Court and county court
- 27 Refusal of order in case more suitable for High Court.
- 28 Powers of High Court and family court in relation to certain orders under Part I.
- 29 Appeals.
- Provisions relating to procedure, jurisdiction and enforcement
- 30 Provisions as to jurisdiction and procedure.
- 31 Constitution of courts.
- 32 Enforcement etc. of orders for payment of money.
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- 35 Orders for repayment in certain cases of sums paid after cessation of order by reason of remarriage or formation of civil partnership .
- Part II Amendments of the Guardianship of Minors Acts 1971 and 1973
- Amendment of provisions relating to the custody of minors
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- Amendment of provisions relating to orders for maintenance
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- General provisions
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- Part III Amendments of other Enactments relating to Domestic Proceedings
- Amendments of Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957
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- Amendments of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972
- 54 Date of operation of orders under Part I of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972.
- 55 Interpretation of Part I of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as respects Scotland.
- 56 Magistrates’ courts having jurisdiction to hear applications for affiliation orders under s. 27 of Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972.
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- 59 Complaint by former wife in convention country for recovery in Northern Ireland of maintenance from former husband.
- 60 Further amendments of Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 as respects Scotland.
- 61 Eligibility for Legal Aid in Scotland for proceedings under Maintenance Orders Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972.
- Amendments of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
- 62 Amendment of s. 4 of Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
- 63 Amendment of s. 27 of Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
- Amendments of the Children Act 1975
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- Amendments of enactments relating to adoption
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- 73 Hearing in private of adoption proceedings.
- 74 Provisions relating to Convention adoption orders.
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- Part V Supplementary Provisions
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- 87 Expenses.
- 88 Interpretation.
- 89 Transitional provisions, amendments, repeals and commencement.
- 90 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Transitional Provisions
- SCHEDULE 2 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c. 51)
- The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)
- The National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
- The Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
- The Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (c. 101)
- The Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37.)
- The Affiliation Proceedings Act 1957 (c. 55)
- The Adoption Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2 c. 5)
- The County Courts Act 1959 (c. 22)
- The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)
- The Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)
- The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
- The Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 (c. 45)
- The Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3)
- The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
- The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)
- The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
- The Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29)
- The Children Act 1975 (c. 72)
- The Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)
- The Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 (c. 50)
- The Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71)
- SCHEDULE 3 Enactments Repealed
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