Undergraduate Irish Family Law — 24 practice questions
Sixteen problem questions and eight essays, each with a full model answer: the issues to spot, the structure to follow, and the authority for every step. Written for undergraduate Family Law courses, and built on the same verified case law and statutory provisions as the Family Law notes on this site.
Every case and statutory provision in these answers is checked against the judgment or the Act itself, and printed with a full citation. An independent study aid — not affiliated with or endorsed by any examining or professional body, including King’s Inns or the Law Society of Ireland.
What is in the set
Each answer follows the same shape: the question, a checklist to work from before you read on, the model answer itself, the authorities to know, and a note on why the answer scores.
- 01Nullity: Consent, Duress and FraudProblem
- 02Nullity: Incapacity and ApprobationProblem
- 03Divorce After the 2019 ReformsEssay
- 04Judicial Separation: Grounds, Desertion and Living ApartProblem
- 05Divorce and JurisdictionProblem
- 06Ancillary Relief on Judicial SeparationProblem
- 07Full and Final SettlementsEssay
- 08Recognition of a Foreign DivorceProblem
- 09Recognising Foreign DivorcesEssay
- 10Guardianship and the Unmarried FatherProblem
- 11Custody, Relocation and the Voice of the ChildProblem
- 12Enforcing Access, and Access for a GrandparentProblem
- 13The Unmarried Father and the ConstitutionEssay
- 14Maintenance: Desertion, Dependent Children and WaiversProblem
- 15The Family Home: Consent, Time Limits and ConductProblem
- 16Child Care Orders and Fair ProceduresProblem
- 17Special Care, Resources and the CourtsEssay
- 18Adoption: Consent and the FatherProblem
- 19Involuntary Adoption and Article 42AEssay
- 20Child Abduction: Retention, Acquiescence and Grave RiskProblem
- 21Cohabitants: Redress on BreakdownProblem
- 22Cohabitants and the ConstitutionEssay
- 23Domestic Violence Orders and Coercive ControlProblem
- 24Who the Domestic Violence Act 2018 ProtectsEssay
How to use it
Read the question, write your own answer or plan, then open the model answer and compare the issues you found with the ones it identifies. The authorities list at the end of each answer is the revision material: if you can state each case and what it decides, you can answer most of what the topic can throw at you.