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Orders about parental responsibilities and decision-making responsibility are either ''interim'' or ''final'', and, like agreements, cannot be made until the parents have separated. An "interim order" is an order that has been made after a court proceeding has been started but before the court proceeding has wrapped up with final order made after trial or by a final order that is made with the agreement of the parties. Interim orders can be changed by other interim orders. A "final order" is an order that is made by a judge either after a trial or by the agreement of the parties. Final orders can be changed too, providing there has been an important change in the circumstances of a party or a child, but are otherwise intended to be permanent.
It's important to know that interim orders are intended to be a sort of rough-and-ready solution to the legal issues parents have to address after separation, and are only meant to last until a final order is made. They are short-term solutions intended to deal with the immediate problems about things like where a child will live and the role each spouse parent will play in raising the child. While interim orders will be made based on the same considerations that apply to final orders, a lot of weight is usually given to the status quo — the parenting arrangements that are in place at the time the application for the interim order is made — in order to minimize the amount of disruption the child has to deal with while the parents get on with their court proceeding.
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