Family Courts Act 2024

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PART 8

Jurisdiction

Transfer of proceedings from Family High Court to Family Circuit Court or Family District Court

66. Notwithstanding section 25 of the Act of 1924, where proceedings are initiated in, or transferred under Part 10 to, the Family High Court on and after the coming into operation of this section and the court is satisfied that the Family District Court or the Family Circuit Court, as the case may be, is the more appropriate court in the circumstances of the case, it may—

(a) transfer the proceedings to the Family Circuit Court or the Family District Court, and

(b) make an order—

(i) as to costs as it considers appropriate, or

(ii) that the costs shall be determined by the court to which the proceedings are transferred.