Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 35/2024
Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Patrick Costello
- Introduced
- 14 May 2024
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends the 1996 Divorce Act to speed up access to divorce proceedings by removing or reducing current delays.
- Changes practical effect: citizens seeking divorce will face faster timelines to initiate and progress their cases through courts.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; specific procedural changes not yet detailed in available legislative text.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil14 May 2024
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025