S v S

JurisdictionIreland
CourtSupreme Court
Judgment Date01 January 1976
Date01 January 1976
(S.C.)
S
and
S

Welfare of child - Application to vary order - Children aged seven and five years - Husband leaving wife - Husband living with another woman.

The parties were Roman Catholics and were married in July, 1966. There were three children of the marriage aged from six to four years. They lived outside Éire for a short time and returned to live in Cobh in April, 1967. Discord arose between husband and wife, and in April, 1970, the husband left the matrimonial home, taking the three children with him and placing them in the care of his married sister. The wife issued proceedings for the custody of the children, alleging cruelty. He replied with allegations that she had been neglecting the children, and had...

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9 cases
  • S v S
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 21 February 1992
    ...priorities of the parents lay in relation to the children which was an important factor in relation to their welfare. O'S. v. O'S.DLTR 110 I.L.T.R. 57 and dicta of Griffin J. in MacD. v. MacD.DLTR 114 I.L.T.R. 66, 79 approved and applied. 2. Whereas general principles concerning questions o......
  • G v an Bord Uchtála
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 1 January 1980
    ...97. 4 M. v. An Bord Uchtála [1977] I.R. 287. 5 K. v. K. (Supreme Court—31st July, 1974). 6 F., In re [1969] 2 Ch. 238. 7 O'S. v. O'S. (1974) 110 I.L.T.R. 57. 8 Quinn's Supermarket v. The Attorney General [1972] I.R. 1. 9 J. v. C. [1970] A.C. 668. 10 M., In re [1946] I.R. 334. 11 Ryan v. The......
  • Child and Family Agency v HL and Another
    • Ireland
    • District Court (Ireland)
    • Invalid date
  • Child and Family Agency v HL and Another
    • Ireland
    • District Court (Ireland)
    • Invalid date
    ...and the State (which includes the Courts) guarantees to protect the family in its constitution and authority.” 18. In the case of S v S [1976] 110 ILTR 57 Walsh J. ‘All the ingredients which the Act stipulates are to be considered globally. This is not to be decided by the simple method of ......
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