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<blockquote><tt>Subject to this ''Act'', a court on application by a party may change, suspend or terminate an order, if there has been a change in circumstances since the order was made.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>Subject to this ''Act'', a court on application by a party may change, suspend or terminate an order, if there has been a change in circumstances since the order was made.</tt></blockquote> | ||
Whenever the court is asked to make an order about guardianship, parenting arrangements, and contact, s. 37(1) requires the court to consider only the best interests of the child. The factors to be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> in considering the best interests of the child are set out at s. 37(2). See the chapter on [[Children in Family Law Matters]], under the heading | Whenever the court is asked to make an order about guardianship, parenting arrangements, and contact, s. 37(1) requires the court to consider only the best interests of the child. The factors to be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> in considering the best interests of the child are set out at s. 37(2). See the chapter on [[Children in Family Law Matters]], under the heading [[Children_in_Family_Law_Matters#The_best_interests_of_the_children|The best interests of the children]] for more discussion of s. 37. | ||
The section also requires that all agreements or orders protect, to the greatest extent possible, the child's physical, psychological and emotional safety, security and well-being. | The section also requires that all agreements or orders protect, to the greatest extent possible, the child's physical, psychological, and emotional safety, security, and well-being. | ||
These are the primary sections of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' dealing with varying orders about the care of children: | These are the primary sections of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' dealing with varying orders about the care of children: | ||