(LRC Revised)

Number 37 of 2019

FAMILY LAW ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 17 December 2020

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

Family Law Act 2019

. It is prepared by the

Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the

Law Reform Commission

Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and

consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act

2020

(25/2020), enacted 16 December 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and

including the

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential

Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 1) (Commencement) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 634 of 2020),

made 16 December 2020, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

37

of

2019

FAMILY LAW ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 17 December

2020

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

PART 2

Amendments to Acts Relating to Family Law

2. Amendment of section 2 of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989

3. Amendment of section 5 of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996

4. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants

Act 2010

PART 3

Recognition of Certain Divorces, Legal Separations

and Marriage Annulments

5. Definitions and application

(Part 3)

(Repealed)

6. Recognition of certain

divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or

Gibraltar before coming into operation of section

(Repealed)

7. Recognition of certain

divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or

Gibraltar after coming into operation of section

(Repealed)

Acts Referred to

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No.

24)

Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986 (No. 24)

Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (No. 33)

Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 (No. 6)

Number

37

of

2019

FAMILY LAW ACT ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 17 December

2020

An Act to amend the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989; to amend the

Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996; to amend the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and

Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; to make provision, in the event of the withdrawal

of the United Kingdom from membership of the European Union occurring without an agreement

between the United Kingdom and the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on

European Union setting out the arrangements for such withdrawal, for the recognition

of certain divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in the United

Kingdom or Gibraltar; and to provide for related matters.

[25

th October

, 2019]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

PART 2

Amendments to Acts Relating to Family Law

2. Amendment of section 2 of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989

3. Amendment of section 5 of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996

4. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants

Act 2010

PART 3

Recognition of Certain Divorces, Legal Separations

and Marriage Annulments

5. Definitions and application

(Part 3)

(Repealed)

6. Recognition of certain

divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or

Gibraltar before coming into operation of section

(Repealed)

7. Recognition of certain

divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments granted in United Kingdom or

Gibraltar after coming into operation of section

(Repealed)

Number

37

of

2019