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Schooling for Children after Divorce (2)

What role do "Major Long term Issues" play in deciding on children's schooling

'Major long term issues' are now contained in a non-exhaustive list s. 4(1) of the Family Law Act (FLA). This section provides that: "major long term issues, in relation to a child, means issues about the care welfare and development of the child of a long term nature and includes but is not limited to issues of that nature about:

a)    The child's education (both current and future);
b)    The child's religious and cultural upbringing;
c)    The child's health;
d)    The child's name;
e)    Changes to the child's living arrangements that make it significantly more difficult for the child to spend time with a parent.”

Schooling for Children after Divorce (1)

Thursday, 07 January 2010 15:13

Where and which school will a child attend...
Can one parent decide?

When parents are separated they can be faced with a complicated decision of where and which school their children will attend. In some cases this will raise the question:

'Can one parent make this decision alone without consulting, or involving the other parent in the decision making process?'