Categories
Legislation (9)
News Media (379)
Campaigns (27)
Courts (2)
White Ribbon Day (42)
Housing (1)
Juvenists (23)
Reviews (12)
White Paper for vulnerable children (30)
Children (1)
It's not OK (35)
Submissions (72)
Children's Network (2)
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse (2)
Projects (2)
Joint Venture (3)
Education (1)
Community Notices (533)
Newsletters (43)
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care (6)
Network Meeting (8)
Service (111)
Policy and Legislation (47)
Oranga Tamariki (16)
Events (200)
White Ribbon (1)
Programmes (31)
Library (18)
Resources (45)
Training (218)
Reports (62)
Our People (1)
Sexual harassment (1)
Government (58)
Lectures and Seminars (2)
Pay equity (2)
Conference (32)
Funding (9)
MSD (3)
Pacific (1)
Job Vacancies (76)
Research (89)
Tags
Archive
2019
February
March
April
New from NZFVC: Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Workshops: Responding to Youth Suicide
Shakti: Invitation to Forced Marriage Training
Thousands contact national sexual harm helpline in first year
Shine Training and Workshops
Job Vacancies at MOJ: Court Victim Advisor
Term 2 Courses and Workshops at the AWC
Group Facilitation Training Intermediate with Fay Lilian
Workshop: Working with parents' anger: Taking the heat off the child
Extra Month for Submissions on the review of the Charities Act 2005
Weekly Media Roundup
Oversight of the care of our children strengthened
Consultation open on Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill
Workshop: Helping Kids deal with Anxiety
Shakti Youth: Future Without Violence Community Workshop
Te Ata seeks new members to join The Board of Trustees
Brainwave Review - Autumn 2019
Have Your Say: Summary Report
Child poverty statistics: Year ended June 2018
New Zealand Council Christian Social Services: Policy Watch
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust: March - April 2019 Newsletter
Exhibition: Shifting Landscapes
Weekly Media Roundup
Urgent Notice from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse
Changes to Family Court BIll
April 29, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Modifications to the proposed Family Court reforms have been announced ... Proposed changes are to:
• provide up to four hours of legal support for parents who meet the legal aid threshold prior to court
• provide up to three hours of preparatory counselling to help parents make the most of Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)
• enable a judge to refer parties back to FDR or the Parenting through Separation course if it is likely to help resolve the case, and
• enable lawyers to participate earlier in the court process, at the judge’s discretion, if it would increase the chances of a successful resolution.
Read the full article here.
But Women's Refuge remains concerned that the Minister has made no mention of the Bill's repeal of the so-called 'Bristol' clauses, read more here.
