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==Needs of the child assessments== | ==Needs of the child assessments== | ||
Under s. 37(1) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', when the court or the parties are making orders and agreements | Under s. 37(1) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', when the court or the parties are making orders and agreements about guardianship, parenting arrangements, or contact with a child, the parties and the court must consider the best interests of the child only. Under s. 211, the court can appoint a person to <span class="noglossary">assess</span> one or more of: | ||
*the needs of a child in relation to a family law dispute, | *the needs of a child in relation to a family law dispute, | ||
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The parties can agree that a needs of the child assessment <span class="noglossary">will</span> be prepared, but if they can't agree, an application can be made to court for an order that an assessment be prepared. The order <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually specify exactly who is being retained to prepare the report and can also specify how the report <span class="noglossary">will</span> be paid for. | The parties can agree that a needs of the child assessment <span class="noglossary">will</span> be prepared, but if they can't agree, an application can be made to court for an order that an assessment be prepared. The order <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually specify exactly who is being retained to prepare the report and can also specify how the report <span class="noglossary">will</span> be paid for. | ||
Once the assessment is ordered or agreed upon, either party can get in touch with the person who <span class="noglossary">will</span> be performing the assessment. The assessor <span class="noglossary">will</span> tell you what happens next, when the interviewing process <span class="noglossary">will</span> begin and when the completed assessment <span class="noglossary">will</span> likely be ready. | Once the assessment is ordered or agreed upon, either party can get in touch with the person who <span class="noglossary">will</span> be performing the assessment. The assessor <span class="noglossary">will</span> tell you what happens next, when the interviewing process <span class="noglossary">will</span> begin, and when the completed assessment <span class="noglossary">will</span> likely be ready. | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 24, 2013}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 24, 2013}} | ||
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | ||
[[Category:How Do I?|G]] | [[Category:How Do I?|G]] | ||
[[Category:Other Family Litigation Issues]] | [[Category:Other Family Litigation Issues]] | ||
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