Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

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The Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 is a key piece of Northern Irish legislation that provides civil remedies and protections against domestic violence, particularly in relation to occupation and non-molestation of the family home.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Northern Ireland Order in Council ⓘ
Statutory instrument ⓘ
aimsTo enhance legal protection for victims of domestic abuse ⓘ
secure occupation rights in the family home ⓘ
appliesIn civil courts ⓘ
appliesTo associated persons ⓘ
cohabitants ⓘ
former cohabitants ⓘ
former spouses ⓘ
spouses ⓘ
containsProvision exclusion of violent partners from the family home ⓘ
power of arrest attached to certain orders ⓘ
prohibition of molestation of associated persons ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy courts of Northern Ireland ⓘ
jurisdiction Northern Ireland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea civil law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
legalForm Order in Council ⓘ
primaryTopic civil remedies ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ
family homes ⓘ
non-molestation orders ⓘ
occupation orders ⓘ
protects children exposed to domestic violence ⓘ
victims of domestic violence ⓘ
providesFor non-molestation orders ⓘ
occupation orders ⓘ
purpose to provide non-molestation remedies ⓘ
to provide protection against domestic violence ⓘ
to regulate occupation of the family home ⓘ
relatedTo Family Law Act 1996 ⓘ
scope civil protection from domestic violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ
shortTitle Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ⓘ
subjectMatter domestic abuse within intimate and family relationships ⓘ
non-molestation of associated persons ⓘ
occupation of the family home ⓘ
typeOfRemedy civil remedy ⓘ

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Family Division (Northern Ireland) → appliesLaw → Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ⓘ
Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 → shortTitle → Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ⓘ