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No. 35 of 1997

Children Bill 1997

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Children Bill 1997 would make it easier for unmarried fathers to become guardians, require courts to consider children’s wishes and interests in custody and access cases, and allow relatives to seek access. It would also support mediation, independent representation for children, and child-friendly evidence, including video links, intermediaries and carefully assessed statements.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, by providing a mechanism for and relating to the recognition of natural fathers as guardians, for the taking into account of the wishes of children in guardianship, custody and access decisions affecting their welfare, and for the safeguarding of the interests of children, including their representation, in certain court proceedings; and relating to the giving of evidence in civil proceedings by children by means of television links and through intermediaries and the admissibility of and weight to be given to such evidence; and to amend the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995, the Courts (No. 2) Act, 1986, the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, the Child Care Act, 1991, and the Family law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976, and for related purposes

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Last updated 20 November 2019

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  • Minister for Equality and Law Reform Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Children Bill, 1997: Amendments from the Seanad.
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Committee and Remaining Stages.
    Seanad
  • Children Bill, 1997: Second Stage.
    Seanad
  • Private Business. - Children Bill, 1997: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Seanad
  • Children Bill, 1997: Report and Final Stages.
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Committee Stage.
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Second Stage.
    Dáil
  • Children Bill, 1997: Motion.
    Dáil
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