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1. Appendices report: Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 582 KB]

   ...family. (Some families found it hard to access help, so court requested specialist reports and follow-up were welcomed.) Can support parent’s cases For some participants, specialist reports had provided valuable evidence relating to their parenting skills, their relationship with their children/ young person and household dynamics. ◼ Less than satisfied Difficult to access Some participants were critical of the strict/ tight criteria involved accessing specialist report...

2. MOJ0569 Answering difficult questions [pdf, 42 KB]

   Answering difficult questions from children A Parenting Through Separation programme factsheet M O J0 56 9_ M AY 19 To find out more, go to justice.govt.nz/family/resources Do your best to answer your children’s questions Children need to understand what’s going on when their parents split up. They deal with things better if parents and family/ whānau give them honest answers in a gentle way. • Don’t make up reasons why a parent has gone away. • Nearly all children hope t...

3. MOJ0569_FEB22_WEB.pdf [pdf, 72 KB]

   Answering difficult questions from children A Parenting Through Separation programme factsheet M O J0 56 9_ FE B 22 To find out more, go to justice.govt.nz/family/relationship- break-up/ Do your best to answer your children’s questions Children need to understand what’s going on when their parents split up. They deal with things better if parents and family/ whānau give them honest answers in a gentle way. • Don’t make up reasons why a parent has gone away. • Nearly all...

4. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Parent (2) [pdf, 425 KB]

   ...available to children? In an ideal world counselling for children would be great - however there is a limit to what the state can afford and I feel if the parents get counselling when needed then the children will benefit from that immensely. 11. Are Parenting Through Separation/Family Dispute Resolution suppliers, Family Justice Service Coordinators and Judges best placed to refer people to counselling? Yes. Are there any other service providers who should be able to refer to counselling...

5. Parenting Through Separation - Samoan [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...ma aso malolo • nisi mataupu e aoga mo matua – e aofia ai fuafuaga po‘o fea e a‘o‘oga ai le fanau, galuega fa‘atino pe a tuua le a‘oga, lotu, togafitiga i foma‘i, po o latou suafa. O le fuafuaga faa-matua ua ta‘ua o le Making a parenting plan o se fuafuaga e faigofie ona fa‘aaoga ma fesoasoani ia te oe i au fa‘aiuga ma fa‘amaumauga. A fia maua se kopi, fesili i le Ofisa o Fa‘amasinoga o latalata ane ia te oe pe imeli i le publications@justice.govt.nz Afai e te...

6. OIA-109706-v2.pdf [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...family violence.1 It recommended that the Ministry of Justice, together with relevant experts and key stakeholders, undertake a stocktake of child participation processes within the family justice system, including both in FDR and the in-court system through a lawyer for the child, specialist reports, and the judicial meeting. The purpose of this report is to identify best practices for children’s participation in decision making relating to their care, provide advice on where curr...

7. MOJ0608-Making-parenting-arrangements-te-reo-Maori.pdf [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...muri i te wehenga, ina rerekē rānei te āhuatanga ki te whānau. Ka āwhina tēnei i a koe ki te whakaaroaro ka pēhea te tiaki i tō tamaiti, ā, he aha ngā whakatau me oti i a koe. • Tīkina ake te pukamahi mō te koreutu: justice.govt.nz/parenting-plan-workbook • Tono kia tukuna atu he kape ki a koe: Waea koreutu ki Te Tāhū o te Ture i 0800 224 733 Mēnā kei te pāngia koe, tō tamaiti rānei e te whakarekereke whānau kāore pea e tika ētahi o ēnei ratonga ki a koe Ako...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Family Court Review [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...• improving information resources • improving the response to domestic violence. 4. Each lever contains options that have potential to improve responsiveness to children and vulnerable people, encourage individual responsibility for resolving parenting disputes and make the family justice system more accessible, efficient and effective. Status quo 5. The Family Court was established as a division of the District Courts in 1981. The Family Court has specialist Judges and ref...

9. MOJ0608-Making-parenting-arrangements-Simiplified-Chinese.pdf [pdf, 842 KB]

   ...适用于子女抚养安排发生变化或孩子的父母分居后，参与 孩子日常照顾的父母、 监护人和家人朋友。有助于您考虑 如何照顾孩子，以及您需要做出哪些决定。 • 免费下载手册：justice.govt.nz/parenting-plan-workbook • 索取邮寄手册：司法部免费电话 0800 224 733 独立人士或家事调解员与父母、监护人 和家人朋友合作，帮助各方就分居后如 何照管孩子达成协议。 这是一种有用的、...

10. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Isabel Aldiss [pdf, 149 KB]

    ...accredited for the role. Currently L4C do not necessarily have training for this specialist role and those working as specialist are not specifically accredited. Adequate training is necessary for those working with families to recognize pathological parenting patterns, intergenerational trauma and mental health issues, alongside family violence, and addictions issues. Support the recommendation that a comprehensive check list for child safety be adopted. These reforms are at the fo...