Care of Children Act 2004

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The Care of Children Act 2004 is a key New Zealand statute that modernises and governs legal arrangements for the care, guardianship, and welfare of children, prioritising their best interests in family law matters.

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Care of Children Act 2004 canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute ⓘ
appliesTo Family Court of New Zealand proceedings ⓘ
High Court of New Zealand proceedings concerning children ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
focusesOn allocation of guardianship responsibilities ⓘ
care of children ⓘ
contact arrangements with children ⓘ
day-to-day care arrangements ⓘ
guardianship of children ⓘ
parenting orders ⓘ
welfare of children ⓘ
governs contact disputes in New Zealand ⓘ
day-to-day care disputes in New Zealand ⓘ
guardianship disputes in New Zealand ⓘ
parenting orders in New Zealand ⓘ
includes provisions on appointment of lawyers for children ⓘ
provisions on enforcement of parenting orders ⓘ
provisions on guardianship of children ⓘ
provisions on overseas removal of children ⓘ
provisions on parenting orders ⓘ
provisions on relocation of children ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
keyPrinciple children should have continuing relationships with both parents where appropriate ⓘ
children’s views should be taken into account ⓘ
protection of children from all forms of violence ⓘ
welfare and best interests of the child are the first and paramount consideration ⓘ
legalArea child law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
primaryPurpose to promote the welfare and best interests of children ⓘ
to reform and modernise the law relating to the care of children ⓘ
providesFor appointment of additional guardians ⓘ
discharge of parenting orders ⓘ
interim parenting orders ⓘ
protection of children from wrongful removal ⓘ
variation of parenting orders ⓘ
recognises guardianship rights and responsibilities of other guardians ⓘ
guardianship rights and responsibilities of parents ⓘ
the importance of children’s best interests ⓘ
the importance of children’s safety ⓘ
the importance of children’s welfare ⓘ
replaced Guardianship Act 1968 ⓘ
shortTitle Care of Children Act 2004 ⓘ
subjectMatter care arrangements for children ⓘ
contact with children ⓘ
guardianship of children ⓘ
welfare and best interests of children in legal proceedings ⓘ
superseded many provisions of the Guardianship Act 1968 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand law → hasKeyStatute → Care of Children Act 2004 ⓘ
Family Court of New Zealand → usesLegislation → Care of Children Act 2004 ⓘ
Family Courts Act 1980 → relatedTo → Care of Children Act 2004 ⓘ
Care of Children Act 2004 → shortTitle → Care of Children Act 2004 ⓘ