Family Court Act 2014, Samoa

The Samoa Family Court Act 2014 ("The Act") establishes the Family Court as a division of the District Court and confers jurisdiction to hear and determine matters under key family laws, including the Infants Ordinance 1961, Family Safety Act 2013, Maintenance and Affiliation Act 1967, Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 1961, Marriage Ordinance 1961, and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2002. The Act centralizes family law proceedings in a specialized forum, ensuring that disputes involving marriage, divorce, child custody, maintenance, domestic violence, and family status are addressed within a unified judicial framework.

Topics

• Divorce and dissolution of marriage
• Domestic and intimate partner violence
• Property and inheritance rights

Geographical location

• Australia and Oceania
• Samoa

Keywords

• best interests of the child
• duty to protect
• family law

Year

• 2014

External URL

• Family Court Act 2014, Samoa

Type

• Legislation

Jurisdiction

• Samoa