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S.I. No. 152/1988 - District Court (Status of Children Act, 1987) Rules, 1988

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 1988-06-30
Last updated 1997-02-24
State In force superseded text
Text As published
Source Irish Statute Book
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This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.

1 amending act · 1997-02-24, S.I. No. 93/1997 - District Court Rules, 1997

Reform history JSON API

S.I. No. 152 of 1988.

DISTRICT COURT (STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT, 1987) RULES, 1988.

The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 91 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , section 72 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 17 of the Interpretation Act, 1937 (as applied by section 48 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 ), and section 34 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make the following Rules of Court:—

1.

1.

These Rules may be cited as the District Court ( Status of Children Act, 1987 ) Rules, 1988.

2.

2.

These Rules shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1988 and shall be read together with all other District Court Rules for the time being in force.

3.

3.

In these Rules—

"the Act of 1930" means the Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930 (No. 17 of 1930);

"the Act of 1940" means the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940 (No. 23 of 1940);

"the Act of 1964" means the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 (No. 7 of 1964);

"the Act of 1974" means the Maintenance Orders Act, 1974 (No. 16 of 1974);

"the Act of 1976" means the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 (No. 11 of 1976);

"the Act of 1987" means the Status of Children Act, 1987 (No. 26 of 1987).

4.

4.

Part I (made under the Act of 1930) of the District Court Rules (No. 2) 1962 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1962 ) and the forms prescribed therein are hereby annulled.

GUARDIANSHIP

5.

5.

In these Rules—

"the Rules of 1982" means the District Court ( Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 ) Rules, 1982 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1982 );

"infant" shall be construed in accordance with section 2 of the Age of Majority Act, 1985 (No. 2 of 1985).

6.

6.

(1) An application to the Court under section 6A (inserted by section 12 of the Act of 1987) of the Act of 1964 by the father of an infant for an order appointing him to be a guardian of the infant shall be preceded by the completion by the applicant of a notice in the Form 1 in Part I of the Schedule hereto.

MAINTENANCE

(proceedings under the Act of 1976)

7.

7.

In these Rules—

"the Rules of 1976" means the District Court [ Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 ] Rules, 1976 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1976 ).

8.

8.

(1) An application under section 5A (1) or 5A (2) (inserted by section 18 of the Act of 1987) of the Act of 1976 for a maintenance order shall be by summons in the Form 3 or 4, as appropriate, in Part I of the Schedule hereto.

9.

9.

An application under section 21A (1) (inserted by section 21 of the Act of 1987) of the Act of 1976 for a lump sum order in respect of the expenses incidental to the birth or funeral of a dependent child shall be by summons in the Form 7 in Part I of the Schedule hereto, which shall be served on the other spouse or parent, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of 1976. The order of the Court granting the application shall be in the Form 8 in the said Part I of the Schedule hereto, a copy of which shall be sent to the said other spouse or parent in the manner provided in Rule 11 of those Rules.

10.

10.

The form of Interim Order set out in Part II of the Schedule hereto is hereby substituted for Form 9 in the Schedule of Forms to the Rules of 1976.

11.

11.

The provisions of the Rules of 1976 shall apply to the proceedings to which Rules 8 and 9 hereof relate.

12.

12.

Forms 18 and 20 in the Schedule of Forms to the Rules of 1976 are hereby deleted.

13.

13.

The Forms of Information (No. 28), Warrant of Arrest (No. 29), Summons for Attendance of Maintenance Debtor (No. 30), Warrant of Committal (No. 31) and Warrant of Distress (No. 32) set out in Part II of the Schedule hereto are hereby substituted respectively for Forms 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 set out in the Schedule of Forms to the Rules of 1976.

14.

14.

The Rules of 1976 are hereby amended by the deletion in Rules 11, 12, 14 , 16 and 40 of the words "or an affiliation order" and "affiliation order" in each place where they occur.

15.

15.

The forms in the Schedule of Forms to the Rules of 1976 are hereby amended as follows—
In Form 5 by the deletion of "of the family" where it first occurs and by the substitution of "for the purposes of the order" for "of the family" where it last occurs.
In Form 6 by the substitution of "±(the weekly sum of £ for her support)" for "the weekly sum of £ for her support"; by the substitution of "for the purposes of that order" for "of the family" in each place where it occurs.
In Form 7 by the deletion of "of the family".
In Form 8 by the substitution of "±(the weekly sum of £ for her support)" for "the weekly sum of £ for her support".
In Forms 10 by the deletion of "/*affiliation order".
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In Form 12 by the deletion of "/AFFILIATION ORDER" and of "/affiliation order and "of the family" and of " ± (the weekly sum of £ per week for the maintenance and education of illegitimate child named ...............................) ±(together with the sum of £ for costs and expenses)".
In Form 13 by the deletion of "/AFFILIATION ORDER and of "/affiliation order".
In Form 14 by the deletion of "/AFFILIATION ORDER" and of "/affiliation order" and of "of the family" and of " ± [the sum of £ per week for the maintenance and education of illegitimate child named .............................. ±(together with the sum of £ costs and expenses)]".
In Form 15 by the deletion of "/*affiliation order" and of "of the family" and of "± [the sum of £ per week for the support of my illegitimate child named .............................................. ± (together with the sum of £ for costs and expenses)]"
In Form 19 by the substitution of "± (the sum of £ per week for her support) ±(and) ±(the sum of £ per week for the support of............................. dependent children)" for "the sum of £ per week for her support ±(and the sum of £ per week for the support of the dependent children of the family)".

MAINTENANCE

(proceedings under the Act of 1974)

16.

16.

In these Rules—

"the Rules of 1975" means the District Court ( Maintenance Orders Act, 1974 ) Rules, 1975 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1975 ).

17.

17.

The Schedule of Forms to the Rules of 1975 is hereby amended as follows:—

by the substitution for Forms 10, 11, 19 and 20 therein of the respective forms set out in Part III of the Schedule hereto;

by the deletion of Forms 12, 13, 14, 21 and 22 therein;

by the deletion in Form 17 therein of "* Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930 ";

by the deletion of the footnote in Form 18.

ENFORCEMENT

(proceedings under section 8 of the Act of 1940)

18.

18.

In these Rules—

"the Rules of 1962" means the District Court Rules (No. 2) 1962 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1962 ).

19.

19.

Part IV (ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND AFFILIATION ORDERS) of the Rules of 1962 is hereby amended as follows:—

by the deletion of "AND AFFILIATION" in the title thereof;

by the deletion of Rule 26 (1) (ii);

by the substitution for Forms 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58 and 59 in the Schedule of Forms thereto of the respective forms set out in Part IV of the Schedule hereto.

BLOOD TESTS IN DETERMINING PARENTAGE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

20.

20.

(1) Where in any civil proceedings before the Court the parentage of any person is in question, an application under section 38 (1) of the Act of 1987 by a party to the proceedings for a direction for the use of blood tests shall be preceded by the issue and service of a notice in the Form 9 in Part I of the Schedule hereto. Such notice shall be served by prepaid ordinary post on the other party or parties to the proceedings and on each person in respect of whom the direction is sought at least 7 days before the date of hearing of the application.

21.

21.

Where the Court revokes or varies, under section 38 (3) of the Act of 1987, a direction previously given, the order so revoking or varying shall be in the Form 11 in Part 1 of the Schedule hereto, and shall be served by prepaid ordinary post on each person directly affected by the order.

22.

22.

(1) A notice under section 40 (5) of the Act of 1987 by a party to civil proceedings of his intention to call a person as a witness shall be in the Form 12 in Part I of the Schedule hereto. Such notice shall be served by prepaid ordinary post on the other parties to the proceedings or on such of them as the Court may direct at least 7 days before the sitting of the Court at which it is intended to call as a witness the person named in the notice.

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THE DISTRICT COURT

PART I (New Forms)
Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 6 Form 1 Form 1 Form 1 Form 1 Form 1
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*Delete where inapplicable.
THE DISTRICT COURT

PART I (New Forms)
Rule 6 (5) Form 2
Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 section 6A
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District Court Area of District No. District No. District No. District No. District No.
................................................ Applicant ................................................ Applicant ................................................ Applicant ................................................ Applicant
UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at UPON THE APPLICATION of the above-named applicant, residing at
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THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and) THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and) THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and) THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and) THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and) THE COURT *(being satisfied that the mother of the infant has consented in writing to the appointment and that in writing to the appointment and that the applicant is registered as the father of the infant in a register maintained under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1987, and)
(being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires, (being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires, (being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires, (being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires, (being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires, (being satisfied that the notice of application herein has been duly served on each guardian of the infant, and) having heard the evidence of the applicant (and of the mother and any other guardian of the infant), and being satisfied that the welfare of the infant so requires,
HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ................................................... HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ................................................... HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ................................................... HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ................................................... HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ................................................... HEREBY APPOINTS the above-named applicant ...................................................
............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian ............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian ............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian ............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian ............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian ............................................................ ............................................................ to be a guardian
of the said infant ............................................................ ......................................................... of the said infant ............................................................ ......................................................... of the said infant ............................................................ ......................................................... of the said infant ............................................................ ......................................................... of the said infant ............................................................ ......................................................... of the said infant ............................................................ .........................................................
pursuant to section 6A of the above Act. pursuant to section 6A of the above Act. pursuant to section 6A of the above Act. pursuant to section 6A of the above Act. pursuant to section 6A of the above Act. pursuant to section 6A of the above Act.
Dated this day of day of day of day of 19 ,
Signed.................................................. Signed.................................................. Signed..................................................
Justice of the District Court Justice of the District Court Justice of the District Court

*Delete where inapplicable.
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