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 There are two main ways to get the views of a child before the court:
-#through a ''views of the child report'' prepared by an expert, like a social worker, registered clinical counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist, or
+#through a ''views of the child report'' (an evaluative report) prepared by an expert, like a social worker, registered clinical counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist, or
-#through a lay views of the child report prepared by someone who isn't a trained mental health professional but does have training in interviewing children, like a family justice counsellor or a lawyer.
+#through a non-evaluative lay views of the child report (a non-evaluative report) prepared by someone who has training in interviewing children, like a family justice counsellor or a lawyer, and may also include a trained mental health professional.
 Other ways of getting the child's views before the court include the child writing a letter to the judge, having an independent lawyer prepare an affidavit for the child, or asking the judge to interview the child in his or her office.