Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/27/contents
Timestamp: 2018-02-19 11:49:05
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art\n1']

Family Law Act 1996 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 February 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
Part I Principles of Parts II and III
1. The general principles underlying section 22.
12.Rules about procedure
18. Grounds for financial provision orders in magistrates’ courts.
Part III Legal Aid for Mediation in Family Matters
Rights to occupy matrimonial or civil partnership home
30. Rights concerning home where one spouse or civil partner has no estate, etc.
31. Effect of home rights as charge on dwelling-house.
32. Further provisions relating to home rights.
42A.Offence of breaching non-molestation order
50. Power of magistrates’ court to suspend execution of committal order.
51. Power of magistrates’ court to order hospital admission or guardianship.
52. Amendments of Children Act 1989.
59. Magistrates’ courts.
62. Meaning of “cohabitants”, “relevant child” and “associated persons”.
63A.Forced marriage protection orders
63B.Contents of orders
63C.Applications and other occasions for making orders
63CA.Offence of breaching order
63D.Ex parte orders: Part 4A
63E.Undertakings instead of orders
63F.Duration of orders
63G.Variation of orders and their discharge
63H.Attachment of powers of arrest to orders
63I.Arrest under attached powers
63J.Arrest under warrant
63K.Remand: general
63L.Remand: medical examination and report
63M.Jurisdiction of courts: Part 4A
63N.Power to extend jurisdiction to magistrates' courts
63O.Contempt proceedings: Part 4A
63P.Appeals: Part 4A
63Q.Guidance
63R.Other protection or assistance against forced marriage
63S.Interpretation of Part 4A
The first exemption
1. Arrangements for the future
The second exemption
2. Arrangements for the future
The third exemption
3. Arrangements for the future
The fourth exemption
4. Arrangements for the future
5. Arrangements for the future
6. Arrangements for the future
7. Arrangements for the future
8. Arrangements for the future
9. Arrangements for the future
Financial provision: divorce and separation
Financial provision: nullity of marriage
Property adjustment orders: nullity
6A. Financial provision
Period of secured and unsecured payments orders
Variations et ceteralaetc. following reconciliations
1. Stay of proceedings
Duty to furnish particulars of concurrent proceedings
Obligatory stays in divorce cases
6. Stay of proceedings
9. Stay of proceedings
Provisions supplementary to sections 30 and 31
1.In this Schedule “ legal representative ” means a person...
2.Where one spouse or civil partner is entitled by virtue...
3.(1) Where one spouse or civil partner is entitled by...
Cancellation of registration after termination of marriage or civil partnership, etc.
4.(1) Where a spouse’s or civil partner’s home rights are...
Release of home rights
5.(1) A spouse or civil partner entitled to home rights...
Postponement of priority of charge
6.A spouse or civil partner entitled by virtue of section...
Powers of High Court and county court to remand
1.In this Schedule “the court” means the High Court or...
2.(1) Where a court has power to remand a person...
3.(1) If the court is satisfied that any person who...
4.Where under paragraph 2(1)(b)(ii) the court fixes the amount in...
Amendments of Children Act 1989
1.After section 38 of the Children Act 1989 insert— Power...
2.In section 39 of the Children Act 1989 (discharge and...
3.After section 44 of the Children Act 1989 insert— Power...
4.In section 45 of the Children Act 1989 (duration of...
5.In section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989 (interpretation), after...
Transfer of certain tenancies on divorce etc. or on separation of cohabitants
1.In this Schedule— “civil partner”, except in paragraph 2, includes...
Cases in which the court may make an order
2.(1) This paragraph applies if one spouse or civil partner...
3.(1) This paragraph applies if one cohabitant is entitled, either...
4.The court shall not make a Part II order unless...
5.In determining whether to exercise its powers under Part II...
Part II Orders that may be made
6.References in this Part of this Schedule to a spouse...
Protected, secure or assured tenancy or assured agricultural occupancy
7.(1) If a spouse , civil partner or cohabitant is...
8.(1) This paragraph applies if the spouse , civil partner...
9.(1) This paragraph applies if the spouse , civil partner...
10.(1) If the court makes a Part II order, it...
11.(1) If the court makes a Part II order, it...
Date when order made between spouses or civil partners takes effect
12.The date specified in a Part II order as the...
Effect of remarriage or subsequent civil partnership
13.(1) If after the grant of a decree dissolving or...
14.(1) Rules of court shall be made requiring the court,...
Saving for other provisions of Act
15.(1) If a spouse or civil partner is entitled to...
Part I Amendments connected with Part II
The Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926 (c. 61)
4.The 1973 Act is amended as follows.
16.(1) Section 31 (variation etc. of orders) is amended as...
16A.. . . . . . . . . ....
25A.. . . . . . . . . ....
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c. 63)
43A.. . . . . . . . . ....
Part II Amendments connected with Part III
44.(1) The 1988 Act is amended as follows.
Part III Amendments connected with Part IV
45.In section 64 of the Land Registration Act 1925 (certificates...
46.In section 1(6A) of the Land Charges Act 1972 (cases...
47.In section 2(7) of that Act (Class F land charge)...
48.(1) Section 29A of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (spouses...
49.In section 65(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (meaning...
50.In Schedule 3 to the Contempt of Court Act 1981...
51.In Schedule 1 to the Senior Courts Act 1981(distribution of...
52.For section 22 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act...
53.(1) Section 85 of the Housing Act 1985 (extended discretion...
54.In section 99B of that Act (persons qualifying for compensation...
55.In section 101 of that Act (rent not to be...
56.In section 171B of that Act (extent of preserved right...
57.(1) Section 336 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (rights of...
58.(1) Section 337 of that Act is amended as follows....
59.(1) Section 9 of the Housing Act 1988 (extended discretion...
60.(1) In section 8(4) of the Children Act 1989 (meaning...
Modifications, saving and transitional
Transitional arrangements for those who have been living apart
1.(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order provide for the...
Modifications of enactments etc.
2.(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order make such consequential...
3.If an Act or subordinate legislation— (a) refers to an...
Expressions used in paragraphs 2 and 3
4.In paragraphs 2 and 3— ... ... ... “subordinate legislation”...
5.(1) Except for paragraph 6 of this Schedule, nothing in...
6.(1) Section 31 of the 1973 Act has effect as...
7.In paragraphs 8 to 15 “the 1983 Act” means the...
Pending applications for orders relating to occupation and molestation
8.(1) In this paragraph and paragraph 10 “the existing enactments”...
Pending applications under Schedule 1 to the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983
9.Nothing in Part IV, Part III of Schedule 8 or...
Existing orders relating to occupation and molestation
10.(1) In this paragraph “an existing order” means any order...
11.(1) Any reference (however expressed) in any enactment, instrument or...
12.(1) Any reference (however expressed) in any enactment, instrument or...
13.In sections 30 and 31 and Schedule 4—
14.Neither section 31(11) nor the repeal by the Matrimonial Homes...
15.Nothing in this Schedule is to be taken to prejudice...