Family Law Act 1996
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The Family Law Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised family law by reforming procedures and protections around marriage breakdown, domestic violence, and family proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Family Law Act 1996 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Children Act 1989
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 1996 c. 27 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part II
ⓘ
Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ Part V ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | associated persons for domestic violence remedies ⓘ |
| establishes |
non-molestation order
ⓘ
occupation order ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | primarily England and Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
non-molestation order is a personal protection order
ⓘ
occupation order regulates occupation of the family home ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision with respect to marriage and divorce, to domestic violence and to family proceedings; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for domestic violence
ⓘ
enforcement of non-molestation orders as criminal offences (as later amended) ⓘ power of arrest attached to certain orders ⓘ protection of children in domestic violence contexts ⓘ protection of cohabitants from domestic violence ⓘ protection of former spouses from domestic violence ⓘ protection of spouses from domestic violence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernise family proceedings
ⓘ
to reform family law procedures ⓘ to regulate occupation of the family home ⓘ to strengthen legal protection against domestic violence ⓘ |
| regulates |
divorce procedure in England and Wales
ⓘ
judicial separation procedure in England and Wales ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw | civil protection from domestic abuse ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (for divorce procedure reforms in England and Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1996-07-04 ⓘ |
| sectionFocus |
Part II originally dealt with divorce and separation reform
ⓘ
Part IV deals with family homes and domestic violence ⓘ |
| statusOfPartII | substantially not brought into force and later repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divorce
ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ family law ⓘ family proceedings ⓘ judicial separation ⓘ marriage breakdown ⓘ non-molestation orders ⓘ occupation orders ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1996 ⓘ |
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