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Difference between revisions of "How Do I Get a Child's Views in a Report for the Court?"

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Family justice counsellors can prepare views of the child reports for free, but because there is such a demand for these reports and so few family justice counsellors trained to prepare them, there can be a delay of up to six months before the report is available.  
Family justice counsellors can prepare views of the child reports for free, but because there is such a demand for these reports and so few family justice counsellors trained to prepare them, there can be a delay of up to six months before the report is available.  


The reports of lawyers and mental health professionals can be prepared as quickly as the reporter's calendar allows, sometimes the same day but more typically within a week. The cost of these reports can range from $500 to $3,000, depending on the number of children involved and the reporter's hourly rate. The website of the [http://hearthechild.ca/roster/ BC Hear the Child Society] lists the society's roster of trained lawyers and mental health professionals and where they practice.  
The reports of lawyers and mental health professionals can be prepared as quickly as the reporter's calendar allows, sometimes the same day but more typically within a week. The cost of these reports can range from $500 to $3,000, depending on the number of children involved and the reporter's hourly rate. The website of the [http://hearthechild.ca/roster/ BC Hear the Child Society] lists the society's roster of trained lawyers and mental health professionals who do these reports and where they practice.


==Evaluative reports==
==Evaluative reports==