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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
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### 57 How views of child are expressed
> [*\[Section 57 Amended by No. 64 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Jul 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-07-01/act-2013-064#GS27@EN) The Court may inform itself of views expressed by a child –
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> > > (a) by having regard to anything said by the child personally to the Court on being allowed an opportunity under [section 56](#GS56@EN) ; and
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> > > (b) by having regard to anything contained in a report given to the Court; and
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> > > (c) by any other means the Court considers appropriate.