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  "title": "The Declarations of Parentage (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002",
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  "long_title": "This Order provides for the commencement and transfer of proceedings under Article 31B of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (declarations of parentage), as inserted by section 66 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000. That Article combines proceedings under the former Article 32(1)(a) of the 1989 Order and proceedings under the former Article 28 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. It will be possible (but not obligatory, as was the case with proceedings under Article 28 of the 1991 Order) to begin proceedings under Article 31B of the 1989 Order in a court of summary jurisdiction.",
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