The Family Courts Act, 1984 – All Sections

An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in,

The Family Courts Act, 1984 has 23 sections in 6 chapters. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

The Family Courts Act, 1984 PDF

All sections of the Family Courts Act, 1984

Chapter I: PRELIMINARY

• Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2 – Definitions

Chapter II: FAMILY COURTS

• Section 3 – Establishment of Family Courts
• Section 4 – Appointment of Judges
• Section 5 – Association of social welfare agencies, etc
• Section 6 – Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts

Chapter III: JURISDICTION

• Section 7 – Jurisdiction
• Section 8 – Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings

Chapter IV: PROCEDURE

• Section 9 – Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement
• Section 10 – Procedure generally
• Section 11 – Proceedings to be held in camera
• Section 12 – Assistance of medical and welfare experts
• Section 13 – Right to legal representation
• Section 14 – Provided that if the Family Court considers it necessary in the interest of justice, it may seek the assistance of a legal expert as amicus curiae
• Section 15 – Record of oral evidence
• Section 16 – Evidence of formal character on affidavit
• Section 17 – Judgment (omitted/repealed)
• 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

Chapter V: APPEALS AND REVISIONS

• Section 19 – Appeal

Chapter VI: MISCELLANEOUS

• Section 20 – Act to have overriding effect
• Section 21 – Power of High Court to make rules
• Section 22 – Power of the Central Government to make rules
• Section 23 – Power of the State Government to make rules