Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989

Preliminary orders in judicial separation proceedings.

11.—After an application for a decree of judicial separation has been issued, the court, before deciding whether to grant or refuse to grant such decree, may if it appears to the court proper to do so make any one or more of the following orders—

(a) a barring or protection order pursuant to section 2 or section 3 of the Family Law (Protection of Spouses and Children) Act, 1981 ;

(b) a custody or access order or other order on any question affecting the welfare of an infant pursuant to section 11 of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 ;

(c) an order for the protection of the family home or of any moneys realised from the conveyance of any interest in the family home pursuant to section 5 of the Family Home Protection Act, 1976 ;

(d) an order for the protection of household chattels or any moneys realised from the sale thereof pursuant to section 9 of the Family Home Protection Act, 1976 .