Divorce (March 09)
Summary
Legal information leaflet on Divorce (in PDF format) from March 2009.
Divorce has been available in the Republic of Ireland since 27 February 1997. Once a divorce is obtained, the parties (the ex-spouses) are free to remarry, but parties remain joint guardians of their minor children (i.e. children aged under 18 years).
This leaflet gives an overview of divorce and how it works in this jurisdiction, including required pre-conditions, effect of a divorce decree, procedure for divorce including mediation and collaborative practice, court procedure, applying for a divorce, interim orders, and the in camera rule.