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==Evaluative reports== | ==Evaluative reports== | ||
Section 211(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act'' allows the court to appoint someone to | Section 211(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act'' allows the court to go a step further and appoint someone to <span class="noglossary">assess</span> the views of a child in relation to a family law dispute, and to make orders about how the report <span class="noglossary">will</span> be paid for. | ||
When a mental health professional is asked to ''<span class="noglossary">assess</span>'' the child's views, the process is more than an interview with the child and a summary of what the child. For an evaluative report the assessor is | When a mental health professional is asked to ''<span class="noglossary">assess</span>'' the child's views, the process is more than an interview with the child and a summary of what the child said. For an evaluative report, the assessor is asked to make an assessment of the views. The assessor may want to meet with the child for two or more interviews. The assessor may also speak with the child's parents or other important people in the child's life. | ||
The finished report <span class="noglossary">will</span> present the child's views to the court along with the assessor's evaluation of the strength and consistency of the child's views and the extent to which what the child has said really reflects the child's actual preferences, and comment on the child's maturity level. | The finished report <span class="noglossary">will</span> present the child's views to the court along with the assessor's evaluation of the strength and consistency of the child's views and the extent to which what the child has said really reflects the child's actual preferences, and comment on the child's maturity level. | ||
Evaluative reports like this are cheaper to get than needs of the child assessments, but <span class="noglossary">will</span> still cost somewhere between $2,500 and $5,000. They can usually be completed in two to three months. | Evaluative reports like this are cheaper to get than needs of the child assessments (see the page [[How Do I Get a Needs of the Child Assessment?]] for more information on that process), but evaluative reports <span class="noglossary">will</span> still cost somewhere between $2,500 and $5,000. They can usually be completed in two to three months. | ||
==Arranging for the views of the child report== | ==Arranging for the views of the child report== | ||
