Basic Principles of Parenting after Separation: Difference between revisions

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Parenting assessments are available from Family Justice Counsellors, government employees attached to the Provincial Court, for free. Because these assessments are free, there's a huge demand for them and you can expect to have to wait months for the assessment process to begin and months for the process to complete.
Parenting assessments are available from Family Justice Counsellors, government employees attached to the Provincial Court, for free. Because these assessments are free, there's a huge demand for them and you can expect to have to wait months for the assessment process to begin and months for the process to complete.


Parenting assessments are also available privately, from psychologists, clinical counsellors and social workers. These reports are usually completed faster than the reports of Family Justice Counsellors, but the cost can range from $6,000 to $24,000, depending on the circumstances and complexity of the case, the number of children, and whether the assessor must travel to meet the family.
Parenting assessments are also available privately, from psychologists, clinical counsellors and social workers. These reports are usually completed faster than the reports of Family Justice Counsellors, but the cost can range from $10,000 to $2,000, depending on the circumstances and complexity of the case, the number of children, and whether the assessor must travel to meet the family. Note that these are the costs for a private professional to prepare a section 211 report, but the costs will increase if another expert is asked to review the report or prepare a second opinion, and also if any experts are cross-examined on their reports.


===Evaluative views of the child reports===
===Evaluative views of the child reports===

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