Section 18 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 – Judgment of a Family Court shall contain a concise statement of the case, the point for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for such decision

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Section 18: Judgment of a Family Court shall contain a concise statement of the case, the point for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for such decision

Execution of decrees and orders Execution of decrees and orders.—

  • (1) A decree or an order [other than an order under Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], passed by a Family Court shall have the same force and effect as a decree or order of a civil court and shall be executed in the same manner as is prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the execution of decrees and orders.
  • (2) An order passed by a Family Court under Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall be executed in the manner prescribed for the execution of such order by that Code.
  • (3) A decree or order may be executed either by the Family Court which passed it or by the other Family Court or ordinary civil court to which it is sent for execution.

Source: official text of The Family Courts Act, 1984 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Family Courts Act, 1984.

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