The Legislation on Family Law: Difference between revisions
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<blockquote><tt>2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law.</tt></blockquote> | ||
More information about how the views of children are heard in family law disputes can be found in the [[Children_in_Family_Law_Matters|Children]] chapter. | More information about how the views of children are heard in family law disputes can be found in the [[Children_in_Family_Law_Matters|Children]] chapter. You can get a copy of the complete text of the Convention from the [[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx website of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights]] by searching for "<tt>convention rights child</tt>". | ||
===Provincial legislation=== | ===Provincial legislation=== |