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# the ability and willingness of a party to a family law dispute to satisfy the needs of a child. | # the ability and willingness of a party to a family law dispute to satisfy the needs of a child. | ||
Reports of the first kind are called ''needs of the child assessments''. You might also hear them called ''section 211 reports''. Under the old ''Family Relations Act'' | Reports of the first kind are called ''needs of the child assessments''. You might also hear them called ''section 211 reports''. Under the old ''Family Relations Act'' the equivalent reports were called ''section 15 reports'' or ''custody and access reports''. These reports are intended to be neutral and prepared without bias. They can be very helpful in resolving a dispute about the care of children. A court <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually give a great deal of weight to the assessor's opinion and recommendations. | ||
==Picking the assessor== | ==Picking the assessor== | ||
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Needs of the child assessments are routinely prepared by family justice counsellors, social workers, registered clinical counsellors, and psychologists. | Needs of the child assessments are routinely prepared by family justice counsellors, social workers, registered clinical counsellors, and psychologists. | ||
Family justice | ===Family justice counsellor reports=== | ||
Family justice counsellors are public employees. Their reports are free as part of the Family Justice Report Service, but they are in very high demand and there is usually a long delay. The only way to be referred to the service is by court order. Once the Family Justice Report Service receives both a copy of the court order and the referral form from the court registry, the report will be placed on a list for assignment to a family justice counsellor. | |||
Not all family justice counsellors are trained to prepare needs of the child asssessments, and the delay from requesting a report to getting it done might be up to a year. You can call the Family Justice Report Service at 604 851-7059 or find a [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1019 Family Justice Centre] near you to learn more about the service. | |||
===Private reports=== | |||
A common alternative is private reports prepared by qualified psychologists. These can generally be done much faster, but they come at a high cost. The fees for reports prepared by psychologists typically range between $8,000 and $16,000, depending on the number of children involved, and the amount of work that needs to be done. | |||
For private reports: | |||
* If you have a counsellor, ask for a referral, | |||
* If you have access to a lawyer, ask them to recommend someone, or | |||
* Search for and read through cases from BC courts to see whose reports have been used in court (here is a link to some search results using the CanLII website: http://bit.ly/2v1Hts2) | |||
==Arranging for the assessment== | ==Arranging for the assessment== | ||
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Inga Phillips]], July | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Inga Phillips]], July 14, 2017}} | ||
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | ||
