http://menz.org.nz/2005/more-family-cases-should-avoid-court-top-judge-says/ - promoting a clearer understanding of men's experience - Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:10:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://menz.org.nz/2005/more-family-cases-should-avoid-court-top-judge-says/#comment-24299 Mags Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:42:32 +0000 http://menz.org.nz/?p=299#comment-24299 Certainly the approach of court documents need to be revamped as the Ministry of Justice Info sheet for family counselling's main outline is about ending relationships and dealing with issues of the care of your children.Sure the counsellor's job is to determine the issues between each party. But given the fact that what happens in counselling can not be transferred to the Family Courts Attention, is just another wasted avenue in a number of ways. If the attitudes of either Party is unwillingly to at least try to work things out, and believe that certain Myths of who will get day-to-day care and contact will better benefit them to refuse any proposals or considere the children's relationship with both parent in this stage, a default of 50/50 should automatically be put in place for care of the children. At present if agreements have been put in place by either counsellors or lawyers without a court stamped Memorandum of Consent that clearly outlines issues and contact, including Guardianship issues, it does not hold up in court if at any stage it's abused by either party as it is not recognised as a court order. Hopefully Mediation Panels can remain neutral, who can avoid the stagma of Myths being transferred into their decisions. Certainly the approach of court documents need to be revamped as the Ministry of Justice Info sheet for family counselling’s main outline is about ending relationships and dealing with issues of the care of your children.Sure the counsellor’s job is to determine the issues between each party. But given the fact that what happens in counselling can not be transferred to the Family Courts Attention, is just another wasted avenue in a number of ways. If the attitudes of either Party is unwillingly to at least try to work things out, and believe that certain Myths of who will get day-to-day care and contact will better benefit them to refuse any proposals or considere the children’s relationship with both parent in this stage, a default of 50/50 should automatically be put in place for care of the children. At present if agreements have been put in place by either counsellors or lawyers without a court stamped Memorandum of Consent that clearly outlines issues and contact, including Guardianship issues, it does not hold up in court if at any stage it’s abused by either party as it is not recognised as a court order. Hopefully Mediation Panels can remain neutral, who can avoid the stagma of Myths being transferred into their decisions.

]]> http://menz.org.nz/2005/more-family-cases-should-avoid-court-top-judge-says/#comment-24265 Sparx Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:00:17 +0000 http://menz.org.nz/?p=299#comment-24265 Yeah, Right! Yeah, Right!

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