Act Info:Preamble1 - FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section3 - Establishment of Family Courts
Section4 - Appointment of Judges
Section5 - Association of social welfare agencies, etc.
Section6 - Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts
Chapter III
Section7 - Jurisdiction
Section8 - Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings
Chapter IV
Section9 - Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement
Section10 - Procedure generally
Section11 - Proceedings to be held in camera
Section12 - Assistance of medical and welfare experts
Section13 - Right to legal representation
Section14 - Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section15 - Record of oral evidence
Section16 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit
Section17 - Judgment
Section18 - Execution of decrees and orders
ChapterV - APPEAL AND REVISION
Section19 - Appeal
Chapter VI
Section20 - Act to have overriding effect
Section21 - Power of High Court to make rules
Section22 - Power of the Central Government to make rules
Section23 - Power of the State Government to make rules