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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3G/part/chapter-I/crossheading-object",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3G/part/chapter-I/crossheading-object.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/27",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982",
  "path": "schedule/3G/part/chapter/I/crossheading/object",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": "Article 1",
  "heading": "Object",
  "text": "The object of the present Convention is to ensure the effective international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance, in particular by—\n(a) establishing a comprehensive system of co-operation between the authorities of the Contracting States;\n(b) making available applications for the establishment of maintenance decisions;\n(c) providing for the recognition and enforcement of maintenance decisions; and\n(d) requiring effective measures for the prompt enforcement of maintenance decisions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3G inserted (31.12.2020) by Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), s. 4(3), Sch. 4 (with s. 3(1), Sch. 5 para. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3G inserted (31.12.2020) by Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), s. 4(3), Sch. 4 (with s. 3(1), Sch. 5 para. 8)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/3G/part/chapter/I/crossheading/object",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:12:10.218317+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}