The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022 and why it relates to only two States

The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill 2022 and why it relates to only two States

Subject: Polity

Section: Constitution

• Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed to allow State govts to establish family courts to promote conciliation and ensure that disputes related to family affairs and marriage are promptly settled.
• Centre has to notify a date for the Act to come into force in a State where such courts have been set up

The Family Courts Act, 1984 and its provisions

• The Family Courts Act was enacted in 1984 for the establishment of family courts by States to deal with disputes related to family and marriage.
• Under the Act, the setting up of family courts and their functioning comes under the purview of the State governments in consultation with their respective high courts. The Act also lays down provisions for the appointment of judges in family courts.

7^thSchedule : Concurrent List

No 5. Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption; wills, intestacy and succession; joint family and partition; all matters in respect of which parties in judicial proceedings were immediately before the commencement of this Constitution subject to their personal law.