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Article 5 Transfer from a family proceedings court to a family care centre or the High CourtI1

Northern Ireland

A family proceedings court may, upon application by a party or of its own motion, transfer proceedings under Article 31B of the Order of 1989 to a family care centre or the High Court where it considers that—

(a)

the proceedings are exceptionally important or complex; or

(b)

it would be appropriate for the proceedings to be heard together with other proceedings pending in such a court.

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Commencement

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Art. 5 in operation at 15.4.2002, see art. 1