About the Diploma

This course explores matters including separation agreements, judicial separation, divorce, domestic violence and child law. It is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of family law in this jurisdiction and will examine recent cutting-edge developments in core areas of family law and practice. The objective of this diploma is to provide practitioners with an essential overview of the many recent developments in family law and the implications for day-to-day client advice, practice, and procedure. 

Legislative initiatives to be considered will include the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (which brings in significant changes to reliefs available to those in an intimate relationship), the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017 and the Family Law Act 2019. The course also focuses on topical family law issues, such as family breakdown and the increasingly practical issue of enforcement of orders abroad. 

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What will you learn?

On completion of this training programme, participants will have:

• a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of family law,

• an enhanced knowledge of recent judicial decisions and legislative and procedural developments,

• an ability to assess the impact of recent developments on practice and procedure in the family law arena, and

• a critical understanding of the family law process.

Get in touch

For further information, visit www.lawsociety.ie/diplomacentre  or contact Megan Murphy Byrne, course leader, by emailing m.murphybyrne@lawsociety.ie.