SCHEDULES
C1 SCHEDULE 16Financial relief in court of summary jurisdiction etc.: Northern Ireland
Part 8Supplementary
Interpretation
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1
In this Schedule “child of the family”, in relation to two people who are civil partners of each other, means—
a
a child of both of them, and
b
any other child, other than a child placed with them as foster parents by an authority or a voluntary organisation, who has been treated by both the civil partners as a child of their family.
2
In sub-paragraph (1) “authority” and “voluntary organisation” have the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/ 755 (N.I. 2)).
3
In any provision of this Schedule “the court” (except where the context otherwise requires) means a court of summary jurisdiction which by virtue of this Schedule or of rules of court has jurisdiction for the purposes of that provision.
4
References in this Schedule to a subsequent civil partnership include a civil partnership which is by law void or voidable.
5
References in this Schedule to a subsequent marriage include a marriage which is by law void or voidable.
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)