The father applied for an order for preparation of a Hear the Child report relating to the views of the parties’ 15 year old daughter, pursuant to s. 211 of the Family Law Act. The mother argued that there was no jurisdiction to grant the order, because there was no application addressing a family law dispute before the court. Mr. Justice Jenkins held that there was a family law dispute, and ordered that a Hear the Child report be prepared, pursuant to s. 211 of the FLA.
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