Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Geoffrey Shannon:

That provision is in place. I have written a book on the new Children and Family Relationships Act. If it would be of assistance to the committee, I can make that material available. I deal extensively with the issue of dispute resolution and enforcement orders. Chapter 6 of the book deals with the new section 18D which includes a number of innovative methods for sanctioning breaches of access orders, including the granting of compensatory time. That is provided for in the amendment to the Guardianship of Infants Act introduced in the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. As the facility is provided, it would be useful to monitor how the sanctions are being imposed. It is one of the most innovative provisions in the Children and Family Relationships Act which introduced new provisions into the Guardianship of Infants Act.

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