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Family Court Act 1997
Div 6Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders
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Division 6 — Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders
86. What this Division does — FLA s. 65A 115
86A. Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a parenting order — FLA s. 65AA 116
87. Division does not apply to child maintenance orders — FLA s. 65B 116
Subdivision 2 — Applying for and making parenting orders
88. Who may apply for a parenting order — FLA s. 65C 116
89. Court’s power to make parenting order — FLA s. 65D 117
89AAA. Reconsideration of final parenting orders — FLA s. 65DAAA 117
89AB. Court to have regard to parenting plans — FLA s. 65DAB 118
89A. Parenting orders — FLA s. 65DA 118
91. General requirements for counselling before parenting order made — FLA s. 65F 120
92. Special conditions for making parenting order about whom child lives with or allocation of parental responsibility by consent in favour of non-parent — FLA s. 65G 120
93. Children who are 18 or over or who have married or entered de facto relationships — FLA s. 65H 121
94. What happens when parenting order that deals with whom child lives with does not make provision in relation to death of parent with whom child lives — FLA s. 65K 122
95. Family consultants may be required to supervise or assist compliance with parenting orders — FLA s. 65L 122
95A. Court may order attendance at post‑separation parenting program — FLA s. 65LA 123
95B. Conditions for providers of post‑separation parenting programs — FLA s. 65LB 123