| Short Title: | Family Law Act 1986 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in the United Kingdom to make orders with regard to the custody of children; to make provision as to the recognition and enforcement of such orders throughout the United Kingdom; to make further provision as to the imposition, effect and enforcement of restrictions on the removal of children from the United Kingdom or from any part of the United Kingdom; to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts in Scotland as to tutory and curatory; to amend the law relating to the recognition of divorces, annulments and legal separations; to make further provision with respect to the effect of divorces and annulments on wills; to amend the law relating to the powers of courts to make declarations relating to the status of a person; to abolish the right to petition for jactitation of marriage; to repeal the Greek Marriages Act 1884; to make further provision with respect to family proceedings rules; to amend the Child Abduction Act 1984, the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Citation: | 1986 c. 55 |
| Royal Assent: | 7 November 1986 |
| Status: | current |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/55/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covered a range of issues, including e.g. access to children. One obscure point is that it abolished jactitation of marriage.