Family Courts Act 2024

Amendment of Act of 1987

77. The Act of 1987 is amended—

(a) in section 33, in the definition of “the Court”, by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court”, and

(b) in section 34, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) (a) The jurisdiction conferred on the Court by this section shall be exercised by—

(i) a judge of the Family Circuit Court for the time being assigned to the Family Circuit Court circuit in which a party to the proceedings ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation, or

(ii) where no party to the proceedings ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation in the State, by a judge assigned to the Dublin Family Circuit Court circuit.”.