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Section 211: Custody & Access Report

When a family is going through a separation or divorce, it can be difficult to agree on parenting time and issues impacting the children.

An assessment involves a report under Section 211 of the Family Law Act which is written by a neutral professional and provides judges with information about the children and the parties.

This Report may include Views of the Child and/or Hear the Child Reports

Views of the Child Report

This report assists the court by indicating the views of the child or children. We will meet with each parent but will not assess the parents. The purpose of the parental interviews is to gather background information.

We do not make recommendations about parenting time or guardianship. The purpose of the Views of the Child Report is to provide the court with the child’s views.

Hear the Child Report

A Hear the Child Report is a non-evaluative report which expresses children’s views in separation and divorce cases.

We do not assess the child, his or her best interests, or the parents. Our job is to relay the child’s views to adult decision-makers. It is a verbatim account of the children’s views, used to help the courts and parents to determine a child’s best interests by considering the child’s views.