http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/16

SCHEDULES

C1 SCHEDULE 16Financial relief in court of summary jurisdiction etc.: Northern Ireland

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Sch. 16: functions transferred (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 15(1), Sch. 17 para. 21(b) (with arts. 15(6), 28-31)

Part 8Supplementary

Restrictions on making of orders under this Schedule: welfare of children

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If—

a

an application is made by a civil partner for an order under Part 1, 2 or 3, and

b

there is a child of the family who is under 18,

the court must not dismiss or make a final order on the application until it has decided whether to exercise any of its powers under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)) with respect to the child.