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► 17.1. Marriage

Justice	► Family Law Act 1995 Family Law Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1996, S.I. No. 46 of 1996	26/1995
Justice	► Marriage Act 2015 Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015, S.I. No. 504 of 2015	35/2015
Justice	► Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 none	7 Edw. 7, c. 47
Justice	► Deceased Brother's Widow's Marriage Act 1921 none	11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 24
Justice	► Married Women's Status Act 1957 none	5/1957
Justice	► Family Law Act 1981 none	22/1981
Justice	► Family Law Act 1988 none	31/1988

► 17.2. Civil Partnership and Cohabitants

Justice	► Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010, S.I. No. 648 of 2010 Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010, S.I. No. 649 of 2010 Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2011, S.I. No. 642 of 2011 Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2012, S.I. No. 505 of 2012 Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2013, S.I. No. 490 of 2013 Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2016, S.I. No. 132 of 2016	24/2010

► 17.3. Children and Parental Duties

► 17.3.1. General

Justice	► Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Part 10) (Commencement) Order 2015, S.I. No. 263 of 2015 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016, S.I. No. 12 of 2016 District Court (Children and Family Relationships Act 2015) Rules 2016, S.I. No. 17 of 2016 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017, S.I. No. 355 of 2017 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017, S.I. No. 474 of 2017 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Use Declaration) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 544 of 2019 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Parentage Declaration) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 545 of 2019 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Certification) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 546 of 2019 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Parts 2 and 3) (Commencement) Order 2019, S.I. No. 541 of 2019 Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019, S.I. No. 624 of 2019	9/2015
Justice	► Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (Child’s Views Expert) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 587 of 2018 Guardianship of Children (Statutory Declaration) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 210 of 2020	7/1964
Justice	► Status of Children Act 1987 Blood Tests (Parentage) Regulations 1988, S.I. No. 215 of 1988	26/1987
Justice	► Children Act 1997 ¹ Children Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998, S.I. No. 433 of 1998	40/1997
Justice	► Legitimacy Act 1931 Legitimacy Act (Alteration of Registration Fee) Regulations 1954, S.I. No. 224 of 1954 ²	13/1931
Children	► Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019, S.I. No. 542 of 2019	20/2018
Children	► Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021, S.I. No. 148 of 2021 Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2021, S.I. No. 154 of 2021 Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2021, S.I. No. 180 of 2021	4/2021
¹ Also listed at Title 17.3.2: Childcare and Protection. ² The enabling provisions were s. 1(4) and sch., paras. (1) and (5). They were repealed by Civil Registration Act 2004 (3/2004), s. 4 and sch. 2, subject to a wide saver for existing instruments which could have been made under the 2004 Act in s. 5. This SI does not meet this requirement, is no longer in effect and should be formally revoked.

► 17.3.2. Child Care and Protection

Children ³	► Child Care Act 1991 Child Care Act 1991 (Commencement) Order 1991, S.I. No. 292 of 1991 Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) Order, 1992, S.I. No. 123 of 1992 Child Care Act, 1991 (Children's Residential Centres) (Superannuation) (No. 2) Order, 1992, S.I. No. 125 of 1992 Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 1992, S.I. No. 264 of 1992 Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order, 1992, S.I. No. 349 of 1992 Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) Order, 1995, S.I. No. 258 of 1995 Child Care (Placement of Children in Residential Care) Regulations, 1995, S.I. No. 259 of 1995 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations, 1995, S.I. No. 260 of 1995 Child Care (Placement of Children With Relatives) Regulations, 1995, S.I. No. 261 of 1995 Child Care (Standards in Children's Residential Centres) Regulations, 1996, S.I. No. 397 of 1996 ⁴ Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) Order, 1996, S.I. No. 399 of 1996 Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) Order, 2004, S.I. No. 547 of 2004 Child Care Act, 1991 (Children's Residential Centres) (Superannuation) Order 2004, S.I. No. 863 of 2004 Child Care (Pre-School Services) (No 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.I. No. 643 of 2006 ⁵ Child Care Act 1991 (Section 29(7)) Regulations, S.I. No. 467 of 2012 Child Care (Placement of Children in Residential Care) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, S.I. No. 605 of 2015 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, S.I. No. 606 of 2015 Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, S.I. No. 607 of 2015 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 221 of 2016 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 632 of 2016 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Registration of School Age Services) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 575 of 2018 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Registration Of School Age Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 58 of 2019 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 170 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 171 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 312 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 313 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 541 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 540 of 2020 Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) Regulations 2021., S.I. No. 42 of 2021 Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) (Emergency Measures in the Public Interest - Covid19) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, S.I. No. 41 of 2021 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, S.I. No. 401 of 2021 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 195 of 2022 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Registration of School Age Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 196 of 2022 Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, S.I. No. 387 of 2023	17/1991
Children ⁶	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007, S.I. No. 509 of 2007	26/2007
Children ⁷	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011, S.I. No. 453 of 2011 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011, S.I. No. 497 of 2011 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2017, S.I. No. 637 of 2017	19/2011
Children	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2013 none	5/2013
Children	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016, S.I. No. 203 of 2016 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017, S.I. No. 296 of 2017 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017, S.I. No. 636 of 2017	45/2015
Children	► Children First Act 2015 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015, S.I. No. 555 of 2015 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016, S.I. No. 211 of 2016 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017, S.I. No. 470 of 2017	36/2015
Children ⁸	► Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 none	49/1998
Justice	► Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2010, S.I. No. 650 of 2010 Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Section 15) Order 2010, S.I. No. 682 of 2010 Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Section 15) Order 2019, S.I. No. 458 of 2019	37/2000
Justice	► Children Act 1997 ⁹ none	40/1997
Children	► Childcare Support Act 2018 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018, S.I. No. 574 of 2018 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019, S.I. No. 67 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019, S.I. No. 348 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Reviews) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 370 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Appeals) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 371 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Assessment of Income) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 373 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 378 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Payment of financial support) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 375 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Information to be given by employers and education and training providers to the scheme administrator) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 377 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Processing of personal data) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 513 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Assessment of Income) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 528 of 2019 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 33 of 2020 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 198 of 2022 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 367 of 2022 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 701 of 2022 Childcare Support Act 2018 (Calculation of amount of financial support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, S.I. No. 410 of 2024	11/2018
Children	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022, S.I. No. 464 of 2022 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2024, S.I. No. 302 of 2024	21/2022
Children	► Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 none	19/2024
³ See S.I. No. 488 of 2011. Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011. ⁴ The enabling provisions are Child Care Act 1991 (17/1991), ss. 61, 63 and 68. The general enabling provision, s. 68 is still in force. Sections 61 and 63 are to be repealed by the Health Act 2007, s. 104(1), but remain in force. There is a saver for in force regulations under s. 104(3): (3) Each order, regulation and rule that was made under a provision of an enactment repealed or revoked by this Act and that was in force immediately before such repeal or revocation continues in force under the corresponding provision, if any, of this Act, subject to such adaptations and modifications as the Minister, by regulation, may make for the purpose of bringing any such order, regulation or rule into conformity with this Act. The corresponding section is probably s. 45; however this repeal has not been commenced. ⁵ This SI is considered obsolete on revocation of S.I. No. 604 of 2006, which it amended. ⁶ See S.I. No. 488 of 2011. ⁷ See S.I. No. 488 of 2011. ⁸ See S.I. No. 218 of 2011. ⁹ Also listed under 17.3.1.

► 17.3.3. Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders

Justice	► Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Commencement) Order 1991, S.I. No. 235 of 1991 Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Appointment of Central Authorities) Order 1993, S.I. No. 121 of 1993 Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act, 1991 (Contracting States) (Hague Convention) (Revocation) Order 1998, S.I. No. 477 of 1998 ¹⁰ Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 18) (Luxembourg Convention) Order 2001, S.I. No. 508 of 2001 Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2011, S.I. No. 400 of 2011	6/1991
¹⁰ This SI is obsolete/spent and could be revoked.

► 17.3.4. Ombudsman for Children

Children ¹¹	► Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 Ombudsman For Children (Section 4) (Commencement) Order 2003, S.I. No. 712 of 2003 Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2004, S.I. No. 925 of 2004 Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Section 11(2)(a)) Order 2012, S.I. No. 210 of 2012	22/2002
¹¹ See S.I. No. 218 of 2011. Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.

► 17.4. Adoption

Children ¹²	► Adoption Act 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010, S.I. No. 511 of 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Establishment Day) Order 2010, S.I. No. 512 of 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Register of Intercountry Adoptions) Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 521 of 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Accredited Bodies) Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 524 of 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Section 134) (Forms) Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 597 of 2010 Adoption Act 2010 (Register of Gender Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions) Regulations 2015, S.I. No. 534 of 2015 Adoption Authority of Ireland Superannuation Scheme 2017, S.I. No. 157 of 2017 Adoption Act 2010 (Consent to Adoption Order) (Forms) Regulations 2017, S.I. No. 535 of 2017 Adoption Act 2010 (Pre-Placement Consultation Procedure) (Forms) Regulations 2017, S.I. No. 606 of 2017 Adoption Act 2010 (Section 85) (Fees) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 7 of 2018 Adoption Act 2010 (Register of Gender Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions) (Fees) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 8 of 2018 Adoption Act 2010 (Abridged Certificate) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 508 of 2019	21/2010
Children	► Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017, S.I. No. 443 of 2017 Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2020, S.I. No. 80 of 2020	19/2017
Children	► Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022, S.I. No. 321 of 2022 Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022, S.I. No. 448 of 2022 Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2022, S.I. No. 496 of 2022	14/2022
¹² See S.I. No. 218 of 2011. Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.

► 17.5. Child and Family Agency

Children	► Child and Family Agency Act 2013 ¹³ Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013, S.I. No. 502 of 2013 Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (Establishment Day) Order 2013, S.I. No. 503 of 2013	40/2013
Children	► Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021 none	34/2021
¹³ Repealed Family Support Agency Act 2001 (54/2001). For assignment to Children, see S.I. No. 214 of 2011, S.I. No. 215 of 2011 and S.I. No. 216 of 2011 (only remaining statutory function of Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs that was, under the 2001 Act, transferred to Children and Youth Affairs). Family Support Agency Act, 2001 (Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 181 of 2003), is obsolete and should be revoked.

► 17.6. Divorce and Judicial Separation

► 17.6.1. Divorce

Justice	► Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 none	33/1996
Justice	► Family Law Act 1995 none	26/1995
Justice	► Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 ¹⁴ none	18/1997
Justice	► Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ¹⁵ none	14/2008
¹⁴ Note: 1997 Act also enacted changes to, for example, succession law: see Heading 23, Land Law, below. ¹⁵ This Act is also classified at Titles 2.9: Publications, 9.1: General Jurisdiction of Courts and 23.4: Succession and Wills.

► 17.6.2. Judicial Separation

Justice	► Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 none	6/1989

► 17.6.3. Private International Law/Conflicts of Law

Justice	► Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986 none	24/1986
Justice	► Family Law Act 2019 Family Law Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019, S.I. No. 585 of 2019	37/2019

► 17.7. Maintenance ¹⁶

¹⁶ Maintenance Orders Act 1974 (16/1974) was repealed by European Communities (Maintenance) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 274 of 2011), reg. 25. Maintenance Orders Act, 1974 (Commencement) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 23 of 1975) is obsolete and should be revoked.

Justice ¹⁷	► Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 none	11/1976
Justice	► Maintenance Act 1994 Maintenance Act 1994 (Commencement) Order 1995, S.I. No. 288 of 1995 Maintenance Act 1994 (Designated Jurisdictions) (United States of America) Order 1997, S.I. No. 459 of 1997 Maintenance Act 1994 (Section 13(2)) (Declaration) Order 1997, S.I. No. 460 of 1997	28/1994
¹⁷ Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.

► 17.8. Domestic Violence

Justice	► Domestic Violence Act 2018 ¹⁸ Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018, S.I. No. 532 of 2018 District Court (Domestic Violence) Rules 2019, S.I. No. 79 of 2019	6/2018
Justice	► Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023, S.I. No. 667 of 2023 Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 (Establishment Day) Order 2023, S.I. No. 668 of 2023	31/2023
¹⁸ Repealed Domestic Violence Act 1996 (1/1996) and Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2002 (30/2002)

► 17.9. ECA Section 3 Statutory Instruments

Foreign	► European Communities Act 1972 European Communities (Judgments in Matrimonial Matters and Matters of Parental Responsibility) Regulations 2005, S.I. No. 112 of 2005 European Communities (Maintenance) Regulations 2011, S.I. No. 274 of 2011 European Communities (Maintenance) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, S.I. No. 612 of 2011 European Union (Hague Maintenance Convention) Regulations 2019, S.I. No. 594 of 2019 European Union (Decisions in Matrimonial Matters and in Matters of Parental Responsibility and International Child Abduction) Regulations 2022, S.I. No. 400 of 2022 European Union (Hague Maintenance Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, S.I. No. 111 of 2023 European Union (Hague Maintenance Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, S.I. No. 381 of 2024	27/1972

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Latest News and Publications

17. Family Law

► 17.1. Marriage

► 17.2. Civil Partnership and Cohabitants

► 17.3. Children and Parental Duties

► 17.3.1. General

► 17.3.2. Child Care and Protection

► 17.3.3. Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders

► 17.3.4. Ombudsman for Children

► 17.4. Adoption

► 17.5. Child and Family Agency

► 17.6. Divorce and Judicial Separation

► 17.6.1. Divorce

► 17.6.2. Judicial Separation

► 17.6.3. Private International Law/Conflicts of Law

► 17.7. Maintenance ¹⁶

► 17.8. Domestic Violence

► 17.9. ECA Section 3 Statutory Instruments

Classified List

Latest News and Publications

17. Family Law

► 17.1. Marriage

► 17.2. Civil Partnership and Cohabitants

► 17.3. Children and Parental Duties

► 17.3.1. General

► 17.3.2. Child Care and Protection

► 17.3.3. Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders

► 17.3.4. Ombudsman for Children

► 17.4. Adoption

► 17.5. Child and Family Agency

► 17.6. Divorce and Judicial Separation

► 17.6.1. Divorce

► 17.6.2. Judicial Separation

► 17.6.3. Private International Law/Conflicts of Law

► 17.7. Maintenance 16

► 17.8. Domestic Violence

► 17.9. ECA Section 3 Statutory Instruments

► 17.7. Maintenance ¹⁶