SCHEDULES

C1SCHEDULE 16Financial relief in court of summary jurisdiction etc.: Northern Ireland

Annotations:

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.