Family Law Act 1986
Family Law Act 1986 (1986 c. 55)
- Family Law Act 1986 (1986 c. 55)
- Part I Child Custody
- Chapter I Preliminary
- 1 Orders to which Part I applies.
- 1 Orders to which Part I applies.
- Chapter II Jurisdiction of Courts in England and Wales
- 2 Jurisdiction: general.
- 2A Jurisdiction in or in connection with matrimonial proceedings or civil partnership proceedings .
- 3 Habitual residence or presence of child.
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 5 Power of court to refuse application or stay proceedings.
- 6 Duration and variation of custody orders.
- 7 Interpretation of Chapter II.
- Chapter III Jurisdiction of Courts in Scotland
- 8 Jurisdiction in independent proceedings.
- 9 Habitual residence.
- 10 Presence of child.
- 11 Provisions supplementary to sections 9 and 10.
- 12 Emergency jurisdiction.
- 13 Jurisdiction ancillary to matrimonial proceedings.
- 14 Power of court to refuse application or sist proceedings.
- 15 Duration, variation and recall of orders.
- 16 Tutory and curatory.
- 17 Orders for delivery of child.
- 18 Interpretation of Chapter III.
- Chapter IV Jurisdiction of Courts in Northern Ireland
- 19 Jurisdiction: general.
- 19A Jurisdiction in or in connection with matrimonial proceedings or civil partnership proceedings .
- 20 Habitual residence or presence of child.
- 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 22 Power of court to refuse application or stay proceedings.
- 23 Duration and variation of custody orders.
- 24 Interpretation of Chapter IV.
- Chapter V Recognition and Enforcement
- 25 Recognition of custody orders: general.
- 26 Recognition: special Scottish rule.
- 27 Registration.
- 28 Cancellation and variation of registration.
- 29 Enforcement.
- 30 Staying or sisting of enforcement proceedings.
- 31 Dismissal of enforcement proceedings.
- 32 Interpretation of Chapter V.
- Chapter VI Miscellaneous and Supplemental
- 33 Power to order disclosure of child’s whereabouts.
- 34 Power to order recovery of child.
- 35 Powers to restrict removal of child from jurisdiction.
- 36 Effect of orders restricting removal.
- 37 Surrender of passports.
- 38 Automatic restriction on removal of wards of court.
- 39 Duty to furnish particulars of other proceedings.
- 40 Interpretation of Chapter VI.
- 41 Habitual residence after removal without consent, etc.
- 42 General interpretation of Part I.
- 43 Application of Part I to dependent territories.
- Part II Recognition of Divorces, Annulments and Legal Separations
- Divorces, annulments and judicial separations granted in the British Islands
- 44 Recognition in United Kingdom of divorces, annulments and judicial separations granted in the British Islands.
- Overseas divorces, annulments and legal separations
- 45 Recognition in the United Kingdom of overseas divorces, annulments and legal separations.
- 46 Grounds for recognition.
- 47 Cross-proceedings and divorces following legal separations.
- 48 Proof of facts relevant to recognition.
- Supplemental
- 49 Modifications of Part II in relation to countries comprising territories having different systems of law.
- 50 Non-recognition of divorce or annulment in another jurisdiction no bar to remarriage.
- 51 Refusal of recognition.
- 52 Provisions as to divorces, annulments etc. obtained before commencement of Part II.
- 53 Effect of divorces and annulments on wills.
- 54 Interpretation of Part II.
- Part III Declarations of Status
- 55 Declarations as to marital status.
- 55A Declarations of parentage.
- 56 Declarations as to parentage, legitimacy or legitimation.
- 57 Declarations as to adoptions effected overseas.
- 58 General provisions as to the making and effect of declarations.
- 59 Provisions relating to the Attorney-General.
- 60 Supplementary provisions as to declarations.
- 61 Abolition of right to petition for jactitation of marriage.
- 62 Repeal of Greek Marriages Act 1884.
- 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part IV Miscellaneous and General
- 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 65 Amendments of Child Abduction Act 1984.
- 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part IV Miscellaneous and General
- 67 Amendments of Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985.
- 68 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and savings.
- 69 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments Acts
- The Guardianship of Infants Act 1886 (c. 27)
- The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c. 51)
- The Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958 (c. 40)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 19)
- The Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 (c. 63)
- The Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3)
- The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
- The Guardianship Act 1973 (c. 29)
- The Children Act 1975 (c. 72)
- The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15)
- The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
- The Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)
- The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)
- The Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (c. 60)
- The Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15)
- The Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 S.I. 1980/563 (N.I. 5)
- SCHEDULE 2 Repeals
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