Info Sheet
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These pages provide information about the Family Court, the kinds of issues it deals with, and the different methods it uses to resolve disputes, including counselling and mediation to he...
Care of ChildrenThe Care of Children Act 2004 aims to help parents come to good decisions about how they’ll work together to look after their children, even if the parents separate.
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An introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 (Dec 2009)
Guardianship of children; arrangements for the care of children; and resolving disputes about arrangements for the care of children
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Family Separation
Languages: ENGLISH, MAORI, TONGAN, SAMOAN, KOREAN, NIUEAN, COOK ISLAND MAORI, SOMALI, ARABIC, CHINESE, TOKELAU
Format: Brochure, Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Breaches of Parenting Orders (Dec 2009)
If someone breaches a parenting order, the order can be enforced just like any other order of the Court. The Family Court has a range of options for dealing with this.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Justice System > Family Court
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Family Court Counselling (Dec 2009)
The Family Court arranges free and confidential counselling for couples who are having problems with their relationship, or who are separating and need help reaching agreement on issues such as arrangements for the care of their children.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Justice System > Family Court
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Lawyer for the child (Jan 2006)
When the Family Court is asked to decide disputes about a child, the Court almost always appoints an independent lawyer for the child. This lawyer is called the lawyer for the child.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Justice System > Lawyers & Judges
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Parenting Agreements (Dec 2009)
A parenting agreement is where separated parents or guardians set out their own arrangements for looking after the children. They deal with one or more of the following -
* arrangements for day-to-day care
* arrangements for contact
* other parenting issues
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Family Separation
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Parenting Orders (Dec 2009)
A parenting order is an order made by the Family Court that says who is responsible for day-to-day care of a child, and when and how someone else important in the child's life can have contact with them. Parenting orders can be enforced just like any other order of the Court.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Family Separation
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Parenting through Separation (Dec 2009)
Information about Parenting through Separation – a free information programme to help you help your kids when you separate
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Family Separation
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Parents appointing new partners as guardians (2009)
When parents can appoint a new partner as guardian; restrictions on parents appointing new partners as guardians; process for appointing the new guardian
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Adoption
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil