Common use of INTERVIEWING CHILDREN Clause in Contracts

INTERVIEWING CHILDREN. i) We understand that, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Canada is a signatory, children have the legal right to be provided with an opportunity to express their views about decisions that affect their well-being, consistent with their age, capacity and desire to participate. ii) We acknowledge that the mediator may recommend that our children be interviewed as part of the mediation process to elicit our child’s/children’s views, experience and preferences as may be appropriate in their circumstances, and that our consent is required before such an interview may occur. iii) Should we consent, which may be done verbally or in writing, we understand that a mediator who is trained to interview children will meet with our child/children on the following basis: (a) the interviewer will first meet with each of us to explain the process in more detail and to agree on the time and place of the meeting/s; (b) the interviewer will then meet with the child/children; (c) the specific content of the meeting shall remain confidential between the child/children and the interviewer; (d) the interviewer will meet with both parties and the mediator to share the overall impressions and concerns of the children; (e) the information shared during this meeting will be used to help the parents reach informed decisions that will be in the best interests of their children; (f) the interviewer and/or the mediator is required to disclose to a Children’s Aid Society any disclosures from the child/children that reasonably lead the interviewer/mediator in good faith to believe that a child is in need of protection, and to disclose to the police or other appropriate third party any information that reasonably leads the interviewer/mediator in good faith to believe that there is an actual or potential threat to human life or safety; and (g) the interviewer/mediator is not a compellable witness in any legal proceeding unless so ordered by a court.

INTERVIEWING CHILDREN. i) We 9.1 The parents understand that, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Canada is a signatory, children have the legal right to be provided with an opportunity to express their views about decisions that affect their well-being, consistent with their age, capacity and desire to participate. ii) We acknowledge that the mediator 9.2 The PC may recommend that our the children be interviewed by them or by a third-party professional as part of the mediation parenting coordination process to elicit our the child’s/children’s views, experience and preferences of the child/ren as may be appropriate in their circumstances, and that our consent is required before such an interview may occureach case. iii) Should we consent, which may be done verbally or in writing, we understand that a mediator 9.3 The professional who is trained to interview children interviews the child/ren will meet with our child/children them on the following basis: (a) the interviewer will first meet with each of us parent to explain the process in more detail and to agree on the time and place of the meeting/s; (b) the interviewer will then meet with the child/childrenren on terms determined by the interviewer; (c) the specific content of the meeting shall remain confidential between the child/children ren and the interviewer; (d) the interviewer will meet with both parties parents and the mediator PC to share the overall impressions and concerns of the children; (e) the information shared during this meeting will be used to help the parents reach informed decisions that will be are in the best interests of their children; (f) if the PC is required to make a decision and the information from the interviewer is relevant and necessary for that purpose, the PC will so advise the parents, will request a written report from the interviewer, will share that with the parents, and will design a fair and equitable process for that report and possibly the oral evidence of the interviewer to be considered as evidence in the hearing; (g) the interviewer and/or the mediator PC is required to disclose to a Children’s Aid Society any disclosures from the child/children ren that reasonably lead the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that a child is in need of protection, and to disclose to the police or other appropriate third party any information that reasonably leads the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that there is an actual or potential threat to human life or safety; and (gh) the interviewer/mediator PC is not a compellable witness in any legal court or other proceeding unless so ordered by other than that the interviewer is a courtpossible witness in an arbitration conducted pursuant to this Agreement.

INTERVIEWING CHILDREN. i) We 9.1 The parents understand that, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Canada is a signatory, children have the legal right to be provided with an opportunity to express their views about decisions that affect their well-being, consistent with their age, capacity and desire to participate. ii) We acknowledge that the mediator 9.2 The parenting coordinator may recommend that our the children be interviewed by them or by a third-party professional as part of the mediation parenting coordination process to elicit our the child’s/children’s views, experience and preferences as may be appropriate in their circumstances, and that our consent is required before such an interview may occur. iii) Should we consent9.3 If the children are interviewed, which may the parenting coordinator -who must be done verbally or in writing, we understand that a mediator who is trained to interview children or someone that the PC designates, will meet with our the child/children on the following basis: (a) the interviewer will first meet with each of us parent to explain the process in more detail and to agree on the time and place of the meeting/s; (b) the interviewer will then meet with the child/children; (c) the specific content of the meeting shall remain confidential between the child/children and the interviewer; (d) the interviewer will meet with both parties parents and the mediator parenting coordinator to share the overall impressions and concerns of the children; (e) the information shared during this meeting will be used to help the parents reach informed decisions that will be in the best interests of their children; (f) the interviewer and/or the mediator parenting coordinator is required to disclose to a Children’s Aid Society any disclosures from the child/children that reasonably lead the interviewer/mediator parenting coordinator in good faith to believe that a child is in need of protection, and to disclose to the police or other appropriate third party parent any information that reasonably leads the interviewer/mediator parenting coordinator in good faith to believe that there is an actual or potential threat to human life or safety; and (g) the interviewer/mediator parenting coordinator is not a compellable witness in any legal proceeding unless so ordered by a court.

INTERVIEWING CHILDREN. i) We 9.1 The parents understand that, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Canada is a signatory, children have the legal right to be provided with an opportunity to express their views about decisions that affect their well-being, consistent with their age, capacity and desire to participate. ii) We acknowledge that the mediator 9.2 The PC may recommend that our the children be interviewed by them or by a third-party professional as part of the mediation parenting coordination process to elicit our the child’s/children’s views, experience and preferences of the child/xxx as may be appropriate in their circumstances, and that our consent is required before such an interview may occureach case. iii) Should we consent, which may be done verbally or in writing, we understand that a mediator 9.3 The professional who is trained to interview children interviews the child/xxx will meet with our child/children them on the following basis: (a) the interviewer will first meet with each of us parent to explain the process in more detail and to agree on the time and place of the meeting/s; (b) the interviewer will then meet with the child/childrenxxx on terms determined by the interviewer; (c) the specific content of the meeting shall remain confidential between the child/children xxx and the interviewer; (d) the interviewer will meet with both parties parents and the mediator PC to share the overall impressions and concerns of the children; (e) the information shared during this meeting will be used to help the parents reach informed decisions that will be are in the best interests of their children; (f) if the PC is required to make a decision and the information from the interviewer is relevant and necessary for that purpose, the PC will so advise the parents, will request a written report from the interviewer, will share that with the parents, and will design a fair and equitable process for that report and possibly the oral evidence of the interviewer to be considered as evidence in the hearing; (g) the interviewer and/or the mediator PC is required to disclose to a Children’s Aid Society any disclosures from the child/children ren that reasonably lead the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that a child is in need of protection, and to disclose to the police or other appropriate third party any information that reasonably leads the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that there is an actual or potential threat to human life or safety; and (gh) the interviewer/mediator PC is not a compellable witness in any legal court or other proceeding unless so ordered by other than that the interviewer is a courtpossible witness in an arbitration conducted pursuant to this Agreement.

INTERVIEWING CHILDREN. i) We 9.1 The parents understand that, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Canada is a signatory, children have the legal right to be provided with an opportunity to express their views about decisions that affect their well-being, consistent with their age, capacity and desire to participate. ii) We acknowledge that the mediator 9.2 The PC may recommend that our the children be interviewed by them or by a third-party professional as part of the mediation parenting coordination process to elicit our the child’s/children’s views, experience and preferences of the child/ren as may be appropriate in their circumstances, and that our consent is required before such an interview may occureach case. iii) Should we consent, which may be done verbally or in writing, we understand that a mediator 9.3 The professional who is trained to interview children interviews the child/ren will meet with our child/children them on the following basis: (a) the interviewer will first meet with each of us parent to explain the process in more detail and to agree on the time and place of the meeting/s; (b) the interviewer will then meet with the child/childrenren on terms determined by the interviewer; (c) the specific content of the meeting shall remain confidential between the child/children ren and the interviewer; (d) the interviewer will meet with both parties parents and the mediator PC to share the overall impressions and concerns of the children; (e) the information shared during this meeting will be used to help the parents reach informed decisions that will be are in the best interests of their children; (f) if the PC is required to make a decision and the information from the interviewer is relevant and necessary for that purpose, the PC will so advise the parents, will request a written report from the interviewer, will share that with the parents, and will ign a fair and equitable process for that report and possibly the oral evidence of the interviewer to be considered as evidence in the hearing; (g) the interviewer and/or the mediator PC is required to disclose to a Children’s Aid Society any disclosures from the child/children ren that reasonably lead the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that a child is in need of protection, and to disclose to the police or other appropriate third party any information that reasonably leads the interviewer/mediator PC in good faith to believe that there is an actual or potential threat to human life or safety; and (gh) the interviewer/mediator PC is not a compellable witness in any legal court or other proceeding unless so ordered by other than that the interviewer is a courtpossible witness in an arbitration conducted pursuant to this Agreement.