Family Courts Act 2024
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Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 | ||
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75. The Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 8(b), by the substitution of “Family High Court, the Family Circuit Court or the Family District Court” for “High Court or the Circuit Court or, in relation to an agreement other than a separation agreement, the District Court”, | ||
(b) in section 8A(b), by the substitution of “Family High Court, the Family Circuit Court or the Family District Court” for “High Court or the Circuit Court or, in relation to an agreement other than a separation agreement, the District Court”, | ||
(c) in section 8B(1), by the substitution of “Family High Court, the Family Circuit Court or the Family District Court” for “High Court or the Circuit Court”, | ||
(d) in section 9(6), by the substitution of “Family District Court district” for “District Court district”, | ||
(e) in section 9A— | ||
(i) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, | ||
(ii) in subsection (3)— | ||
(I) by the substitution of “made by the Family District Court” for “made by the District Court”, and | ||
(II) by the substitution of “before the Family District Court” for “before the District Court”, | ||
(iii) in subsection (4)— | ||
(I) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, and | ||
(II) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, | ||
(iv) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, | ||
(v) in subsection (6), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, | ||
(vi) in subsection (7), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs, | ||
(vii) in subsection (9)(b), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court”, and | ||
(viii) in subsection (13), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “the District Court”, | ||
(f) in section 10(1)— | ||
(i) in paragraph (a)(i), by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court” in both places where it occurs, | ||
(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii), by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court” in both places where it occurs, and | ||
(iii) in paragraph (a)(iii), by the substitution of “the Family District Court” for “the District Court” in both places where it occurs, | ||
(g) in section 23— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court and the Family District Court” for “Circuit Court and the District Court”, and | ||
(ii) in subsection (2)— | ||
(I) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): | ||
“(a) Subject to section 67 of the Family Courts Act 2024, the Family District Court and the Family Circuit Court, on appeal from the Family District Court, shall not have jurisdiction to make an order under this Act for the payment of a periodical sum at a rate greater than €1,500 per week for the support of a spouse or €500 per week for the support of a child.”, | ||
(II) in paragraph (b)— | ||
(A) by the substitution of “Family District Court or the Family Circuit Court” for “District Court or the Circuit Court”, and | ||
(B) by the substitution of “Family High Court” for “High Court”, | ||
(III) in paragraph (c)— | ||
(A) by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs, and | ||
(B) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court”, | ||
and | ||
(IV) in paragraph (d)— | ||
(A) by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs, and | ||
(B) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court”, | ||
and | ||
(h) in section 25, by the deletion of subsection (2). |