Family Courts Act 2024

Amendment of Act of 2000

85. The Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in section 3(2), by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in each place where it occurs, and

(b) in section 4—

(i) in subsection (1)—

(I) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court” in each place where it occurs,

(II) by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in each place where it occurs,

(III) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court circuit” for “circuit”, and

(IV) by the substitution of “Family District Court district” for “district court district” in both places where it occurs,

(ii) in subsection (2)—

(I) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court” for “Circuit Court” in both places where it occurs, and

(II) by the substitution of “Family District Court” for “District Court” in both places where it occurs,

(iii) in subsection (3)—

(I) by the substitution of “Family Circuit Court or Family District Court” for “Circuit Court or District Court”, and

(II) by the substitution of “a judge of the Family Circuit Court assigned to the Dublin Family Circuit Court circuit or a judge of the Family District Court” for “a circuit judge assigned to the Dublin circuit or a district judge”,

and

(iv) by the deletion of subsection (4).