Welfare of the child still paramount in  guardianship

Legal advice for farmers

The Children and Family Relationship Act 2015 has extended categories of persons who are entitled to apply to become a guardian.

When the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 was enacted, society in Ireland was very different, hardly recognisable compared to the Ireland of today.

Prior to this act, mothers were not automatically given rights of guardianship or custody over their children.