Guardianship of Minors Act 1971

1. Introductory Text

2. General principles

   1. 1. Principle on which questions relating to custody, upbringing etc. of minors are to be decided.

   2. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Appointment, removal and powers of guardians

   1. 3. Rights of surviving parent as to guardianship.

   2. 4. Power of father and mother to appoint testamentary guardians.

   3. 5. Power of court to appoint guardian for minor having no parent etc.

   4. 6. Power of High Court to remove or replace guardian.

   5. 7. Disputes between joint guardians.

   6. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Orders for custody and maintenance

   1. 9. Orders for [legal custody] and maintenance on application of mother or father.

   2. 10. Orders for custody and maintenance where person is guardian to exclusion of surviving parent.

   3. 11. Orders for custody and maintenance where joint guardians disagree.

   4. 11A. Further provisions relating to orders for custody.

   5. 12. Duration of orders for maintenance.

   6. 12A. Matters to which court is to have regard in making orders for maintenance.

   7. 12B. Provisions relating to lump sums.

   8. 12C. Variation etc. of orders for periodical payments.

   9. 13. Enforcement of orders for custody and maintenance.

   10. 13A. Retriction on removal of minor from England and Wales.

5. Illegitimate children

   1. 14. Application of Act to illegitimate children.

6. Access to minors by grandparents

   1. 14A. Access to minors by grandparents

7. Jurisdiction and procedure

   1. 15. Courts having jurisdiction under this Act.

   2. 15A. (1) Where one parent of a minor resides in England...

   3. 16. Appeals and procedure.

   4. 17. Saving for powers of High Court and other courts.

8. Supplementary

   1. 18. Consequential amendments, repeals and savings.

   2. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   3. 20. Short title, interpretation, extent and commencement.

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      1. Consequential Amendments

   2. SCHEDULE 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .