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Child Support Act 1991

Jurisdiction of courts in relation to child support and domestic maintenance - Miscellaneous provisions

127: Orders by consent

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"The court can make decisions when everyone agrees"

When you're involved in a case under this law, the Family Court or the District Court can make an order if everyone agrees to it. This means that if you and all the other people in the case say it's okay, the court can decide something without needing to have a big argument about it. It's like when you and your friends all agree on what game to play - the court can make a decision when everyone involved says "yes, that's fine with me."

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Part 7Jurisdiction of courts in relation to child support and domestic maintenance
Miscellaneous provisions

127Orders by consent

  1. In any proceeding before it under this Act, the Family Court or the District Court may make any order under this Act by the consent of all the parties to the proceeding.

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Notes
  • Section 127: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).