If parents can agree about the parenting of their children, who their children should live with and the contact that their children should have with the other parent, then they may, if they wish, formalize that agreement in several ways through the Family Court. If, unfortunately, parents cannot agree about the parenting of their children, then an application can be made to the Family Court for its assistance in resolving those issues. Through the court process, the Family Court will encourage parents to reach their own agreement about the children but ultimately, if parents are unable to, the Family Court will make parenting orders about a child. A child contact order is a parenting order. Whenever the court makes any orders about children, the most important consideration is what is in the best interests of the child.
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