Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a Family High Court, Family Circuit Court and Family District Court as divisions of the existing High Court, Circuit Court and District Court; to provide for the reallocation of jurisdiction in family law proceedings between the family courts; to provide for the assignment of Principal Judges and other judges to the family courts; to provide for the establishment of Family Circuit Court circuits and Family District Court districts; to provide for matters supplementary to the establishment of the family courts and matters relating to the judges of those courts; to make provision in relation to the conduct of family law proceedings before such courts; to provide for the establishment of a Family Law Rules Committee or Family Law Sub-committees of existing rules committees; and, for those and other purposes, to amend the Courts of Justice Act 1924, the Court Officers Act 1926, the Legitimacy Act 1931, the Courts of Justice Act 1936, the Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940, the Courts of Justice Act 1953, the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961, the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961, the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, the Courts Act 1971, the Family Home Protection Act 1976, the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976, the Courts Act 1981, the Family Law Act 1981, the Status of Children Act 1987, the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989, the Child Care Act 1991, the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991, the Maintenance Act 1994, the Family Law Act 1995, the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996, the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments Act 1998, the Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000, the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995, the Courts (No. 2) Act 1997, the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002, the Civil Registration Act 2004, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, the Adoption Act 2010, the European Communities (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 274 of 2011), the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, the Gender Recognition Act 2015, the Domestic Violence Act 2018, the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023, the European Union (Hague Maintenance Convention) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 594 of 2019), the European Communities (Decisions in Matrimonial Matters and in Matters of Parental Responsibility and International Child Abduction) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 400 of 2022) and certain other enactments; to provide for the protection of parties in family law proceedings; to provide for the repeal of certain enactments; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated: 13 Nov 2024
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
13 Nov 2024
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
1 Dec 2022
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
1 Dec 2022
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
2 Feb 2023
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
2 Feb 2023
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
2 Oct 2024
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)2 Oct 2024
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
17 Oct 2024
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)17 Oct 2024
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
17 Oct 2024
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)17 Oct 2024
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
24 Oct 2024
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
24 Oct 2024
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
5 Nov 2024
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)5 Nov 2024
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
5 Nov 2024
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)5 Nov 2024
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
5 Nov 2024
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)5 Nov 2024
Completed
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Enacted
13 Nov 2024
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
13 Nov 2024
Completed
13 Nov 2024
Family Courts Act 2024
5 Nov 2024
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022
17 Oct 2024
As Passed by Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022
2 Oct 2024
As amended in Committee (Seanad Éireann]
Family Courts Bill 2022
1 Dec 2022
As initiated
Family Courts Bill 2022
Amendments
6 Nov 2024
Cream List
Cream List [Dáil amendments to Seanad Bill]
4 Nov 2024
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
17 Oct 2024
Report Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
17 Oct 2024
Report Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
2 Oct 2024
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
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Debates
7 Nov 2024
Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages
5 Nov 2024
Dáil Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
24 Oct 2024
Dáil Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
24 Oct 2024
Dáil Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
24 Oct 2024
Dáil Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage
17 Oct 2024
Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
2 Oct 2024
Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022: Committee Stage
2 Feb 2023
Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022: Second Stage
2 Feb 2023
Seanad Éireann
Family Courts Bill 2022: Order for Second Stage