Schedule 11 – in the House of Commons at 5:45 pm on 23 October 1989.
8. Where an application is made by a party to a marriage for an order under section 2, 6 or 7 of this Act, then, if there is a child of the family who is under the age of eighteen, the court shall not dismiss or make a final order on the application until it has decided whether to exercise any of its powers under the Children Act 1989 with respect to the child."
"(12) An application under this section may be made—