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Court Applications

Court Applications 

Parties to a family law dispute who have issued proceedings, or need to defend court proceedings will typically do so either in the District Court or the Circuit Court. An application can relate to one specific issue or may be connected to proceedings already issued between the parties, such as judicial separation or divorce. 

Where such proceedings relating to the status of the relationship have already been issued by the relevant Circuit Court office, then, individual issues such as maintenance or custody/access can be resolved on an interim basis (meaning before the full hearing of the judicial separation or divorce proceedings) by for example,  the Circuit Court already dealing with the proceedings. 

Where such proceedings have not already issued, individual issues are typically resolved in the District Court. 

Contacts

Contacts 

One Family 

Legal Aid Board 

  • Address: Legal Aid Board, Quay Street, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry. 
  • Tel: (066) 947 1000 Lo-call No: 1890 615 200  Fax: (066) 947 1035 
  • Website: http://www.legalaidboard.ie 

Free Legal Advice Centre 

  • Address: Free Legal Advice Centre, 13 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1, Ireland 
  • Legal information lines: Lo-Call: 1890 350 250 / +353 1 874 5690 
  • Website: http://www.flac.ie/ 

Family Mediation Service 

Citizens Information 

The Courts Service 

  • Address: 15 – 24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7 
  • Tel: 01 1 888 6000 (main switchboard) 
  • Website: www.courts.ie 

University College Cork

Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

College Road, Cork T12 K8AF

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