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→How are orders for custody and access changed?
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<blockquote><tt>Before the court makes a variation order in respect of a custody order, the court shall satisfy itself that there has been a change in the condition, means, needs or other circumstances of the child of the marriage occurring since the making of the custody order or the last variation order made in respect of that order, as the case may be, and, in making the variation order, the court shall take into consideration only the best interests of the child as determined by reference to that change.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>Before the court makes a variation order in respect of a custody order, the court shall satisfy itself that there has been a change in the condition, means, needs or other circumstances of the child of the marriage occurring since the making of the custody order or the last variation order made in respect of that order, as the case may be, and, in making the variation order, the court shall take into consideration only the best interests of the child as determined by reference to that change.</tt></blockquote> | ||
In other words, someone who wants to change an order must first show that there has been a change in circumstances. Then, when the court is deciding on a new order it must consider the best interests of the child in light of that change. | In other words, someone who wants to change an order must first show that there has been a change in circumstances. Then, when the court is deciding on a new order, it must consider the best interests of the child in light of that change. | ||
==The law about child support== | ==The law about child support== | ||