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===How are decisions about children made?=== | ===How are decisions about children made?=== | ||
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' says that parents, judges and other decision-makers must make decisions about children considering only the children’s best interests and nothing else. | The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' says that parents, judges, and other decision-makers must make decisions about children considering only the children’s best interests and nothing else. | ||
====Determining the best interests of children==== | ====Determining the best interests of children==== | ||
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====How are children’s views heard?==== | ====How are children’s views heard?==== | ||
Under s. 211 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the court can order that a family justice counsellor, a social worker or another person | Under s. 211 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the court can order that a family justice counsellor, a social worker, or another person like a clinical counsellor or a psychologist, assess: | ||
*the needs of a child, | *the needs of a child, | ||
