AI Summary of 45. Amendment of Maintenance Act, 1994.
The Maintenance Act, 1994 is amended to recognise the Family Law Act, 1995 by inserting a definition of the Act of 1995 as the Family Law Act, 1995 and by inserting the text , 1995 in section 4(2)(a) after (as amended by this Act).
Section 14 is amended: subsection (1)(c)(i) is replaced so that where the amount sought exceeds the District Court's jurisdiction under the Act of 1976, or where the request is for a relief order within the meaning of the Act of 1995, an application must be made to the Circuit Court; subsection (3) is amended to add or a relief order within the meaning of the Act of 1995, as may be appropriate after 1976; and subsection (4)(e) is replaced to allow, pending final determination, an interim order under section 7 of the Act of 1976 or an order under section 24 of the Act of 1995.
45. Amendment of Maintenance Act, 1994.
The Maintenance Act, 1994, is hereby amended -
(a) in section 3, in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following definition:
"‘the Act of 1995’ means the Family Law Act, 1995",
(b) in section 4, in subsection (2)(a), by the insertion of ", 1995" after "(as amended by this Act)",
(c) in section 14 -
(i) in subsection (1)(c), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):
"(i) if the amount of maintenance sought to be recovered exceeds the maximum amount which the District Court has jurisdiction to award under the Act of 1976 or, if the request is for a relief order within the meaning of the Act of 1995, make an application to the Circuit Court,",
(ii) in subsection (3), by the insertion after "1976" of "or a relief order within the meaning of the Act of 1995, as may be appropriate", and
(iii) in subsection (4), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):
"(e) pending the final determination of the application, make an interim order under section 7 of the Act of 1976 or an order under section 24 of the Act of 1995.".