Section 66 — Care of Children Act 2004: Procedure for request under section 65(1) or (2)

66 Procedure for request under section 65(1) or (2) The following sections of the Family Proceedings Act 1980 apply, with the following and all other necessary modifications, to a request under section 65(1) or (2) as if the request were one under section 9(1) of that Act by a party to a marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship for counselling in respect of the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship: (a) section 9(2) (which requires the Registrar to whom the request is made, on the person making the request completing the prescribed form, to arrange for the matter to be referred to a counsellor): (b) section 11 (which relates to the procedure the counsellor must follow on being referred the matter), except that the reference in subsection (2)(a) to whether or not the parties wish to resume or continue the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship must be read as a reference to whether or not the parties to the parenting order (or the agreement), or the 2 or more guardians, have resolved the dispute: (c) section 12 (which relates to the counsellor's duties in relation to reconciliation or conciliation): (d) section 12A (which relates to the number of sessions of counselling): (e) section 12B (which relates to counselling fees and expenses). Section 66 was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 3 Care of Children Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 5) by inserting the words “ , civil union, ” after the word “ marriage ” wherever it appears.