Family Law Act 1996
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The Family Law Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised family law by reforming procedures and protections around marriage breakdown, domestic violence, and family proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Family Law Act 1996 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9458567 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Family Law Act 1996 Context triple: [Family Division of the High Court, applicableLaw, Family Law Act 1996]
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A.
Family Justice Act 2014
The Family Justice Act 2014 is a Singaporean statute that restructured and modernized the family justice system, creating a specialized framework and courts to handle family-related legal matters more effectively.
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B.
Child Support Act 1991
The Child Support Act 1991 is a UK law that established the modern statutory system for assessing, collecting, and enforcing child maintenance from non-resident parents.
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C.
Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act
The Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act is a Japanese statute that governs how family-related legal matters—such as divorce, custody, and inheritance—are handled and adjudicated in the country’s judicial system.
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D.
Act on Special Cases Concerning the Promotion, etc. of Legal Proceedings for Family Affairs
The Act on Special Cases Concerning the Promotion, etc. of Legal Proceedings for Family Affairs is a South Korean statute that establishes specialized procedures and protections for handling family-related legal disputes in the family court system.
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E.
Family Division of the High Court
The Family Division of the High Court is a specialist senior court in England and Wales that handles complex family law matters such as divorce, child custody, adoption, and cases involving the welfare of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Family Law Act 1996 Target entity description: The Family Law Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised family law by reforming procedures and protections around marriage breakdown, domestic violence, and family proceedings.
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A.
Family Justice Act 2014
The Family Justice Act 2014 is a Singaporean statute that restructured and modernized the family justice system, creating a specialized framework and courts to handle family-related legal matters more effectively.
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B.
Child Support Act 1991
The Child Support Act 1991 is a UK law that established the modern statutory system for assessing, collecting, and enforcing child maintenance from non-resident parents.
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C.
Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act
The Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act is a Japanese statute that governs how family-related legal matters—such as divorce, custody, and inheritance—are handled and adjudicated in the country’s judicial system.
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D.
Act on Special Cases Concerning the Promotion, etc. of Legal Proceedings for Family Affairs
The Act on Special Cases Concerning the Promotion, etc. of Legal Proceedings for Family Affairs is a South Korean statute that establishes specialized procedures and protections for handling family-related legal disputes in the family court system.
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E.
Family Division of the High Court
The Family Division of the High Court is a specialist senior court in England and Wales that handles complex family law matters such as divorce, child custody, adoption, and cases involving the welfare of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Children Act 1989
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Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 ⓘ Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ⓘ |
| citation | 1996 c. 27 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part II
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Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ Part V ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | associated persons for domestic violence remedies ⓘ |
| establishes |
non-molestation order
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occupation order ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | primarily England and Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
non-molestation order is a personal protection order
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occupation order regulates occupation of the family home ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
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| longTitle | An Act to make provision with respect to marriage and divorce, to domestic violence and to family proceedings; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for domestic violence
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enforcement of non-molestation orders as criminal offences (as later amended) ⓘ power of arrest attached to certain orders ⓘ protection of children in domestic violence contexts ⓘ protection of cohabitants from domestic violence ⓘ protection of former spouses from domestic violence ⓘ protection of spouses from domestic violence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernise family proceedings
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to reform family law procedures ⓘ to regulate occupation of the family home ⓘ to strengthen legal protection against domestic violence ⓘ |
| regulates |
divorce procedure in England and Wales
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judicial separation procedure in England and Wales ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw | civil protection from domestic abuse ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (for divorce procedure reforms in England and Wales)
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linked to:
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
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| royalAssentDate | 1996-07-04 ⓘ |
| sectionFocus |
Part II originally dealt with divorce and separation reform
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Part IV deals with family homes and domestic violence ⓘ |
| statusOfPartII | substantially not brought into force and later repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divorce
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domestic violence ⓘ family law ⓘ family proceedings ⓘ judicial separation ⓘ marriage breakdown ⓘ non-molestation orders ⓘ occupation orders ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: Family Law Act 1996 Description of subject: The Family Law Act 1996 is a key piece of UK legislation that modernised family law by reforming procedures and protections around marriage breakdown, domestic violence, and family proceedings.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
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relatedTo
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Family Law Act 1996
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