Divorce, Judicial Separation, Civil Partnership and Cohabitation Proceedings in the Circuit Court

Keith Walsh is a solicitor and the principal of Keith Walsh Solicitors. He is a very experienced family law practitioner with almost twenty years' experience. He is the current Chairperson of the Law Society's Child and Family Law Committee, and has served as president of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. He regularly delivers seminars and talks on legal issues in family law. He is a regular contributor on family law issues to the DSBA journal The Parchment, the Law Society Gazette and the Legal Aid Board's publication Legal Ease.

Order 59 Circuit Court Rules
I. Preliminary and General
II. Proceedings under:
Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976
Family Home Protection Act 1976
Status of Children Act 1987
Judicial Separation and Family Law
Reform Act 1989
Family Law Act 1995
Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
Children Act 1997
III. Case Progression
IV. Appointment of guardians
V. Declaration of Parentage
VI. DNA Tests where Parentage is in Issue
VII. Domestic Violence
VIII. Proceedings under the Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act
2000 and the Hague Convention 1996
IX. Section 12 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015
X. Section 40, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

Order 59A Civil Partnership and Cohabitation
XI. Rules

Precedents
A. Divorce
[P1] Family Law Civil Bill – Divorce
[P2] Affidavit of Means – Divorce
[P3] Affidavit Of Welfare – Applicant – Divorce
[P4] Statutory declaration pursuant to section 6 of the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996 .
[P5] Notice to Trustees – Applicant – Divorce
[P6] Affidavit of Service of Notice to Trustees – Divorce
[P7] Entry of Appearance – Divorce
[P8] Statutory declaration pursuant to section 7 of the Family Law Act (Divorce) 1996
[P9] Defence and Counterclaim – Divorce
[P10] Affidavit of Welfare of the Respondent – Divorce
B. Judicial Separation
[P11] Family Law Civil Bill – Judicial Separation
[P12] Affidavit of Means – Applicant – Judicial Separation
[P13] Affidavit of Welfare – Applicant – Judicial Separation
[P14] Statutory declaration pursuant to section 5 of the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
[P15] Notice to Trustees – Applicant – Judicial Separation
[P16] Affidavit of Service of Notice to Trustees – Judicial Separation
[P17] Entry of Appearance – Judicial Seperation
[P18] Statutory declaration pursuant to section 6 of the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 – Judicial Separation
[P19] Defence and Counterclaim – Judicial Separation
[P20] Affidavit of Welfare of Respondent – Judicial Separation
[P21] Affidavit of Welfare of the Respondent – Judicial Separation
C. Civil Partnership
[P1] Civil Partnership Civil Bill
[P2] Affidavit of Means – Civil Partnership
[P3] Affidavit Of Welfare – Applicant – Civil Partnership
[P4] Notice to Trustees – Applicant – Civil Partnership
[P5] Affidavit of Service of Notice to Trustees – Civil Partnership
[P6] Entry of Appearance – Civil Partnership
[P7] Defence and Counterclaim – Civil Partnership
[P8] Affidavit of Welfare of the Respondent – Civil Partnership
[P9] Notice of Trial / Notice to fix a date for Trial (other than Dublin)
[P10] Notice to fix a date for Trial (Dublin Circuit)
D. Cohabitation
[P1] Cohabitation Civil Bill
[P2] Affidavit of Means – Cohabitation
[P3] Affidavit Of Welfare – Applicant – Cohabitation
[P4] Notice to Trustees – Applicant – Cohabitation
[P5] Affidavit of Service of Notice to Trustees – Cohabitation
[P6] Entry of Appearance – Cohabitation
[P7] Defence and Counterclaim – Cohabitation
[P8] Affidavit of Welfare of the Respondent – Cohabitation
[P9] Notice of Trial / Notice to fix a date for Trial (other than Dublin)
[P10] Notice to fix a date for Trial (Dublin Circuit)
E. Case Progression
[P1] Summons to attend case progression hearing
[P2] Case progression questionnaire
[P3] Certificate of completion of pre-case progression steps – Dublin Circuit Only
[P4] Certificate of readiness for trial – Dublin Circuit Only
[P5] Notice for the fixing of a date for trial
F. Application to the Court for service outside the jurisdiction
[P1] Ex Parte Notice
[P2] Grounding Affidavit
Appendix: Service Out of the Jurisdiction

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