S.I. No. 16/2016 - Superior Courts (Children and Family Relationships Act 2015) 2016.

1. Details of dependent children of the civil partners

Forenames .....

Surname .....

Date of Birth ............

Relationship to Applicant/Respondent .........

Part II -- Arrangements for the dependent children of the civil partners

2. Home Details

(a) The address or addresses at which the children now live

(b) Give details of number of living rooms, bedrooms etc. at the address(es) in (a) above

(c) Is the house rented or owned and, if so, name the tenant(s) or owner(s)?

(d) Is the rent or mortgage being regularly paid and, if so, by whom?

(e) Give names of all other persons living with the children either on a full-time or part-time basis and state their relationship to the children, if any.

(f) Will there be any change in these arrangements and, if so, give details.

Part III -- Education and training details

3. Education and training details

(a) Give names of the school, college or place of training attended by each child.

(b) Do the children have any special education needs? If so, please specify.

(c) Is the school, college or place of training fee-paying? If so, give details.

Part IV -- Childcare details

4. Childcare details

(a) Which civil partner looks after the children from day to day? If responsibility is shared, please give details.

(b) Give details of work commitments of both civil partners.

(c) Does someone look after the children when either civil partner is not there? If yes, give details.

(d) Who looks after the children during school holidays?

(e) Will there be any change in these arrangements? If yes, give details.

Part V -- Maintenance

5. Maintenance

(a) Does the Applicant/Respondent pay towards the upkeep of the children? If yes, give details. Please specify any other source of maintenance.

(b) Is the maintenance referred to in (a) above paid under court order? If yes, give details.

(c) Has maintenance for the children been agreed? If yes, give details.

(d) If not, will you be applying for a maintenance order from the court?

Part VI -- Details of contact with children

6. Contact

(a) Do the children see the Applicant/Respondent? Please give details.

(b) Do the children stay overnight and/or have holiday visits with the Applicant/Respondent? Please give details.

(c) Will there be any change to these arrangements?

Part VII -- Details of Health

7. Children’s health

(a) Are the children generally in good health? Please give details of any serious disability or chronic illness suffered by any of the children.

(b) Do the children or any of them have any special health needs? Please give details of the care needed and how it is to be provided.

(c) Are the Applicant and the Respondent generally in good health? In not, please give details.

Part VIII -- Details of care and other Court Proceedings

8. Care and other Court proceedings

(a) Are the children or any of them in the care of the Child and Family Agency or under the supervision of a Social Worker or Probation Officer? If so, please specify.

(b) Are there or have there been any proceedings in any Court involving the children or any of them? If so, please specify. Copies of all relevant Court Orders relating to the children or any of them should be annexed.

SWORN etc.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These rules amend the Rules of the Superior Courts by amending Order 70B to facilitate the operation of the

Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

19

th January

, 2016.

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

, section 67, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by The

Courts of Justice Act 1924

, section 36, and the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

, section 68 (as applied by the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

, section 48), the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

, section 14, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 29th day of October, 2015.

Sean Ryan Mary Laffoy

Peter Kelly Deirdre Murphy

Gerard Meehan Stuart Gilhooly

Michael Kavanagh Noel Rubotham

John Mahon

I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 17th day of January, 2016.

FRANCES FITZGERALD

Minister for Justice and Equality

S.I. No. 16 of 2016

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (CHILDREN AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 2015) 2016