Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980

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Family law legislation Northern Ireland Order in Council Statutory Instrument

The Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 is a key piece of Northern Irish family law legislation governing matters such as maintenance, custody, and related domestic disputes within the jurisdiction.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Family law legislation ⓘ Northern Ireland Order in Council ⓘ Statutory Instrument ⓘ
appliesIn	Magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Children of the family ⓘ Formerly married couples ⓘ Married couples ⓘ
citation	Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	Allocation of parental responsibility in domestic proceedings ⓘ Protection of spouses and children in domestic situations ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enablingAct	Northern Ireland Act 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforcedBy	Courts of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	Applications for custody and access in Northern Ireland domestic courts ⓘ Applications for financial relief between spouses in Northern Ireland ⓘ Domestic proceedings in magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasSubject	Child maintenance ⓘ Custody and access arrangements ⓘ Interim orders in domestic proceedings ⓘ Spousal maintenance ⓘ Variation and enforcement of maintenance orders ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	Domestic relations ⓘ Family law ⓘ
legalForm	Order in Council ⓘ
legalStatus	Primary legislation for Northern Ireland family law ⓘ
madeBy	Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Northern Ireland family law framework NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	To provide a framework for domestic proceedings concerning maintenance and custody ⓘ To regulate financial and custodial arrangements following marital breakdown ⓘ
regulates	Access to children ⓘ Custody of children ⓘ Domestic disputes between former spouses ⓘ Domestic disputes between spouses ⓘ Financial provision between spouses ⓘ Financial provision for children ⓘ Maintenance orders ⓘ
relatedTo	Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts legislation in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	Custody proceedings in magistrates’ courts ⓘ Maintenance proceedings in magistrates’ courts ⓘ
typeOfProceedings	Civil proceedings ⓘ

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