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FJI-2003-L-66125
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Title_of_text
Family Law Act 2003 (No. 18 of 2003).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Fiji
Subjects (Classification)
Civil, commercial and family law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2003-11-06
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation dealing with family issues. Divided into 14 parts. Part 1 (sections 1-5) contains preliminary provisions. Part 2 (sections 6-8) deals with marriage education and counselling organisations. Part 3 (sections 9-14) provides for counselling and reconciliation. Part 4 (sections 15-23) makes provision for family division of the High Court and Magistrates' Court. Part 5 (sections 24-40) deals with matrimonial causes. Part 6 (sections 41-153) makes provision for children. Part 7 (sections 154-176) provides for property, spousal maintenance and maintenance agreements. Part 8 (sections 177-180) regulates interventions. Part 9 (sections 181-184) provides for appeals. Part 10 (sections 185-191) regulates procedure and evidence. Part 11 (sections 192-193) makes provisions for recognition of orders; Part 12 (sections 194-200) for enforcement of orders. Part 13 (sections 201-203) provides for declarations and injunctions, and Part 14 (sections 204-214) contains miscellaneous provisions.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2005-10-05 (FJI-2005-R-72411)
Family Law Regulations 2005 (Legal Notice No. 49).
Implementing text(s)
2005-10-05 (FJI-2005-M-72412)
Family Law Rules 2005 (Legal Notice No. 50).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2005-11-09 (FJI-2005-L-72413)
Family Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act No. 17 of 2005).
Amending text(s)
2012-04-06 (FJI-2012-L-95516)
Family Law (Amendment) Decree 2012 (Decree No. 34 of 2012).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act online
Publisher
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
URL
http://www.paclii.org/fj/legis/num_act/fla2003114/
File
FJI66125.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2003-11-06
Number
No. 18
Page range
pp. 231-354