Guardianship Archives - FitzGerald Legal & Advisory LLP, Cork.

15 Feb '16
Fathers have rights and they just got a lot stronger this year
Posted in
- Child Care,
- Family Law
THE MINISTER FOR Justice signed a Statutory Instrument on the 18 January 2016 commencing certain provisions of The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. It brings some big changes. This Act radically overhauls the existing Guardianship of Infants Act which is the underpinning legislation in bringing applications before the District Court seeking access, custody and guardianship. The most […]

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27 Jan '16
In the Child’s Best Interests – The Children & Family Relationships Act 2015
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- Child Care,
- Family Law,
- Litigation
The Minister for Justice signed a Statutory Instrument on the 18th January 2016 commencing certain provisions of The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. This Act radically overhauls the existing Guardianship of Infants Act which is the underpinning legislation in bringing applications before the District Court seeking access, custody and guardianship. This legislation […]

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03 Mar '15
New Bill Looks at Modern Family Unit
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- Child Care,
- Family Law
The Government finally published the long-awaited Child and Family Relationships Bill this Thursday. It is a very significant and complex piece of legislation, which will radically alter the landscape of family law practice in Ireland. There are over 172 sections in the Act, which substantially amends the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, the Adoption Act […]

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16 Oct '14
Long-overdue Bill will bring sweeping changes to our understanding of ‘family’
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- Family Law
A REVISED SCHEME for The Children and Family Relationships Bill was published by the Department of Justice on 23 September, 2014. This Bill, if enacted, will provide for a radical overhaul in respect of family law issues and will repeal the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964. The Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 is the […]

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02 Sep '13
PROPOSED LAW TO PROVIDE FOR FATHER’S NAMES ON BIRTH CERTS TO BE REGISTERED
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- Child Care,
- Family Law,
- Uncategorized
Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton, has issued a memo to the government on an amendment to the Civil Registration Act of 2004. The memo has been approved and the legislation is currently being drafted. The Bill if enacted would seek to amend the Civil Registration Act of 2004 and provide for the compulsory requirement for […]

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