Evaluative views of the child reports , which are sometimes called "hear the child reports" and "voice of the child reports," are prepared by mental health professionals under section 211(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''. They are available when parents agree that a report should be prepared, or when a judge or arbitrator orders that a report should be prepared. In most cases, the professional will:

These reports are important because both the ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' include children's views and preferences among the factors that must be taken into account when deciding the arrangements for parenting and contact that are in the best interests of the children. (You can find this factor at section 16(3)(e) of the ''Divorce Act'' and at section 37(2)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''.) Parents often find it helpful to hear what They will describe the children actually think from a neutral 's views, preferences and wishes and provide the professional's opinion of the children's views, preferences and wishes. Like parenting assessments, these reports can The professional might provide the missing piece an assessment of the puzzle that helps parents agree on parenting schedules strength and decisions about things like where consistency of the children go 's views, the extent to school, which extracurricular activities the children participate 's preferences are intheir best interests, where and the extent to which what the children live, and how much time have said reflects what the children spend with relativesactually think.

Evaluative views of Parents, judges and arbitrators often find it helpful to hear what the children reports are available have to say about things from Family Justice Counsellors for freea neutral professional. HoweverLike parenting assessments, there's a huge demand for these reports, just like there is for can provide the missing piece of the puzzle that helps parents finally agree on parenting assessments, schedules and you can expect to have to wait months for decisions about issues like where the report children go to be availableschool, which extracurricular activities they participate in, where they live, and how much time they spend with relatives.

Evaluative views of the children child reports are available from Family Justice Counsellors for free. However, there's a huge demand for these reports, just like there is for parenting assessments, and you can expect to have to wait months for the report to be available. Evaluative views of the child reports 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 $2,000 to $6,000, depending on the circumstances and complexity of the case, the number of children and whether the assessor must travel to meet the children. ===Non-evaluative views of the child reports=== Non-evaluative views of the child reports, which are sometimes called "hear the child reports" and "voice of the child reports," are prepared by mental health professionals, by lawyers, and by anyone else who's been trained to speak with children and report on their views.  These reports are different from evaluative views of the child reports because the person who speaks to the children isn't being asked to provide an opinion or an assessment of what the children have said, they're just being asked    These reports are availabile under under section 211(1)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''. They are available when parents agree that a report should be prepared, or when a judge or arbitrator orders that a report should be prepared. In most cases, the professional will: