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| Name: | Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55). |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s): | Civil, commercial and family law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1986-11-07 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | GBR-1986-L-92500 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=92500&p_lang= |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  legislation.gov.uk, National Archives, United Kingdom PDF of Act as amended to 28/02/2013 (consulted on 2013-03-14) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in the United Kingdom to make orders with regard to the custody of children; to make provision as to the recognition and enforcement of such orders throughout the United Kingdom; to make further provision as to the imposition, effect and enforcement of restrictions on the removal of children from the United Kingdom or from any part of the United Kingdom; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in Scotland as to tutory and curatory; to amend the law relating to the recognition of divorces, annulments and legal separations; to make further provision with respect to the effect of divorces and annulments on wills; to amend the law relating to the powers of courts to make declarations relating to the status of a person; to abolish the right to petition for jactitation of marriage; to repeal the Greek Marriages Act 1884; to make further provision with respect to family proceedings rules; to amend the Child Abduction Act 1984, the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985; and for connected purposes. Makes amendments to a number of Acts listed in the Schedule and repeals the following Acts: - The Greek Marriages Act 1884; - Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Act 1926; - Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Act 1940 - Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act 1944; - Colonial and Other Territories (Divorce Jurisdiction) Act 1950; - Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations Act 1971. |
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