Family Act Article 6

Where a court finds itself lacking jurisdiction over a family matter before it in whole or in part, unless parties otherwise agree upon the court's jurisdiction, the said court shall rule to transfer the case to the court with proper jurisdiction either upon motion by the parties or on its own initiative. However, in the case where the said court considers it necessary to consolidate the handling of the matters concerned or where the parties have already made pleadings regarding the merits of the case, the Court may rule to handle the case itself.Where a court finds itself having jurisdiction over a family matter before it, it may, upon motion by the parties or on its own initiative, nonetheless rule to transfer the case to another court which already has a related family matter registered with it, as long as the said court considers it necessary to consolidate the handling of the matters concerned and the parties have agreed upon the jurisdiction of the court to which the case is transferred.An interlocutory appeal may be taken from the ruling of transfer of jurisdiction provided in the preceding paragraph.A ruling denying the motion for transfer of jurisdiction is not reviewable.Once the ruling of transfer of jurisdiction becomes final and binding, the court to which the case is transferred may not, on ground of non-compliance of exclusive jurisdiction, re-transfer the jurisdiction to another court. The court clerk shall annex the authenticated copies of the ruling to the dossier and forward it to the court to which the case is transferred. The court to which the case is transferred shall handle the matter in question.