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====Non-Evaluative Views of the Child Reports====
Views of the child reports prepared by lay persons like lawyers and family justice counsellors don't provide the same level of analysis or authority offered by expert views of the child reports. These people are not qualified to offer an opinion about the child's state of mind or the truthfulness of the child's statements. All they can really do is say what the child told them, which is why these reports are ''non-evaluative''... they They don't evaluate, they just report.
The reporter will generally meet with the child once and speak with each parent once. The reporter will generally know very little about the background of the case before meeting the child except for what the child's parents or lawyers may have mentioned.
#the parents understand that the views of the child are only one part of the whole picture;
#the parents understand that the report is not an expert report;,#a full needs of the child assessment isn't necessary;,#the child is more than six or seven years old; , and,
#the judge wants to hear from the child but does not want to interview the child him- or herself.