# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Object

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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—
(a) establishing a comprehensive system of co-operation between the authorities of the Contracting States;
(b) making available applications for the establishment of maintenance decisions;
(c) providing for the recognition and enforcement of maintenance decisions; and
(d) requiring effective measures for the prompt enforcement of maintenance decisions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/3G/part/chapter/I/crossheading/object (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3G/part/chapter-I/crossheading-object
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