Family Courts Act, 1984
Bare Act · 1984
An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of, disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith.
In the syllabus of: Bihar Higher Judiciary · Kerala Civil Judge · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 66 of 1984
- Enacted
- 14 September 1984
- Contents
- 23 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Family Courts
- Section 3 – Establishment of Family Courts
- Section 4 – Appointment of Judges
- Section 5 – Association of social welfare agencies, etc
- Section 6 – Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts (preview)
Chapter III — Jurisdiction
- Section 7 – Jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 8 – Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings (preview)
Chapter IV — Procedure
- Section 9 – Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement (preview)
- Section 10 – Procedure generally (preview)
- Section 11 – Proceedings to be held in camera (preview)
- Section 12 – Assistance of medical and welfare experts (preview)
- Section 13 – Right to legal representation (preview)
- Section 14 – Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (preview)
- Section 15 – Record of oral evidence (preview)
- Section 16 – Evidence of formal character on affidavit (preview)
- Section 17 – Judgment (preview)
- Section 18 – Execution of decrees and orders (preview)
Chapter V — Appeals And Revisions
- Section 19 – Appeal (preview)