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An introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004 (Nov 2006)
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
Applying for a Protection Order (Jul 2007)
Information for a person experiencing domestic violence on how to apply to the Family Court for a Protection Order. Courts 008
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Domestic Violence
Format: Fact Sheet
Breaches of Parenting Orders (Mar 2006)
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 > Court, Family
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Family Court Counselling (Mar 2006)
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 > Court, Family
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 > Children & Young People in Court
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Parenting Agreements (Mar 2006)
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 (Nov 2006)
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 (Oct 2006)
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 (Mar 2006)
If a parent has a new partner who has been sharing day-to-day care of the parent's children for at least a year, the parent may be able to appoint the new partner as a guardian of the children.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Adoption
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Paternity (Mar 2006)
Establishing who is the legal father of a child is very important. This factsheet gives information about how paternity is established, legal consequences of paternity, and when fathers are guardians.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Pregnancy
Languages: ENGLISH, MAORI
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil