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A Family Consultant is a person who works at the Court and helps families who don’t live together anymore. They talk to parents and kids. Their job is to help the judge understand about your family. The judge has asked the Family Consultant to talk to you about your family. It is hard for kids when parents decide to live in different houses, and the judge wants to know how you feel about things. The Family Consultant helps families when parents don’t live together anymore. They talk to you and your parents, and might do some activities or games with you. While at the Court you may play in a room with other kids for some of the day, or you may play with your parents in a different room. It may be good for the judge and your parents to hear what you think. If you talk to the Family Consultant about your feelings, he or she will help the judge and your parents understand how you feel. If you don’t want to say anything, you don’t have to. Judges meet lots of families in their job. ...

A Family Consultant is a person who works at the Court and helps families who don’t live together anymore. They talk to parents and kids. The Family Consultant helps the judge understand about you and your family. Parents separating can be very hard for kids. The judge needs to know how you feel about what has happened in your family. The Family Consultant tells the judge these things when he or she goes to court, or in a report called a ‘Family Report’. The Family Consultant will spend some time with you alone and then together with other members of your family. You do not have to say anything you don’t want to. You will not be asked to choose between your parents. It is good to let the Family Consultant know what you think and feel about your family and what arrangements you think might work for you. Tell the Family Consultant if you are frightened, or if you are worried that what you want to say will upset your parents. Some kids don’t want to tell the Family Consultant things that ...