Western Australian Current Acts

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 75

75 .         Parents encouraged to reach agreement — FLA s. 63B

                The parents of a child are encouraged —

            (a)         to agree about matters concerning the child; and

            (b)         to take responsibility for their parenting arrangements and for resolving parental conflict; and

            (c)         to use the legal system as a last resort rather than a first resort; and

            (d)         to minimise the possibility of present and future conflict by using or reaching an agreement; and

            (e)         in reaching their agreement, to regard the best interests of the child as the paramount consideration.

        [Section 75 inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 6.]