Family Courts Act 2024
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Transfer of proceedings from Family District Court to Family Circuit Court | ||
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68. Notwithstanding section 22(8)(b) of the Act of 1961 and subject to section 69 , on and after the coming into operation of this section, the judge of the Family District Court before whom family law proceedings are pending, or to whom proceedings are transferred under Part 10, where he or she considers that there are special circumstances in the proceedings that would make it appropriate for such proceedings to be heard by the Family Circuit Court, may of his or her own motion send forward the proceedings to the Family Circuit Court upon such terms and subject to such conditions as to costs (including the imposition of costs on the party that initiated the proceedings) or otherwise as may appear to him or her to be just and an appeal shall lie under section 84 of the Act of 1924, as applied by section 48 of the Act of 1961, from the decision of the judge to so send forward. |