Section 31 — Care of Children Act 2004: Application to Court

31 Application to Court (1) An eligible person may make an application to a Court with jurisdiction under this section for— (a) an order placing under the guardianship of the Court a child who is not married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship: (b) an order appointing a named person to be the agent of the Court either generally or for any particular purpose. (2) In this section, eligible person , in relation to a child, means any of the following persons: (a) a parent or guardian of the child: (b) a grandparent or an aunt or an uncle of the child: (c) a sibling (including a half-sibling) of the child: (d) a spouse or partner of a parent of the child: (e) the child himself or herself (who may apply without any litigation guardian): (f) the chief executive: (g) any other person granted leave to apply by the Court. Compare: 1968 No 63 s 10B Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5) by substituting the words “ not married, in a civil union, or in a de facto relationship ” for the words “ neither married nor living with a de facto partner ” . Subsection (2)(d) was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5) by substituting the words “ spouse or partner of a parent ” for the words “ partner of a parent ” .