Breaches of Family
Court parenting orders
If a parent or other party to a parenting order is not complying with it, the Family Court may refer both parties to counselling to try to get them to work out the problem themselves.
The Family Court can also make various orders to deal with the situation. If the Family Court is satisfied that one of the parties is not complying with a parenting order, it can do any of the following things -
- Admonish them - this is like the Family Court telling the person off
- Change the order - the Family Court can change (vary) or cancel (discharge) the parenting order
- Order a bond be paid - the Family Court can require the person to pay money to the Family Court as a bond, which they could lose if they continue to disobey the order
- Enforce care or contact - if one person is preventing the other from having day-to-day care or contact with the child as provided in the parenting order, the Family Court can order the Police or a social worker to pick up the child and deliver them to the other person.
Contact
Contact Antoinette Vujnovich, Auckland family lawyer, to discuss your Auckland Family Court application or make an appointment.
m: 021 210 0930
info@edenfamilylaw.co.nz