The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Draft Affirmative
Laid on: 10 December 2018

This instrument is made under the EUWA 2018 to ensure a functioning domestic statute book in the event the UK exits the EU without an agreement in relation to civil judicial cooperation in family law. The relevant EU family law instruments deal with jurisdiction and recognition in matrimonial matters of divorce, legal separation or annulment (divorce etc), parental responsibility (including residence and contact and international child abduction) and family maintenance matters reciprocally between EU Member States and that reciprocity will no longer apply between EU Member States and the UK after exit.  This instrument addresses changes required to retained EU law to avoid inappropriate unilateral UK application of these rules following exit, as well as making provision for cases which started before exit day.  

This instrument applies to private international law which is a transferred matter for Northern Ireland under section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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