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It's important to know that a parent who is not a guardian does not automatically become the child’s guardian when a guardian dies. If that parent wants to become the child’s guardian, they <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to be appointed as a guardian by the court. | It's important to know that a parent who is not a guardian does not automatically become the child’s guardian when a guardian dies. If that parent wants to become the child’s guardian, they <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to be appointed as a guardian by the court. | ||
===What's the | ===What's the difference between parenting time and contact?=== | ||
The time a guardian has with a child is called ''parenting time''. During a guardian’s parenting time, the guardian is responsible for the care of the child and has the right to make day-to-day decisions for the child. | The time a guardian has with a child is called ''parenting time''. During a guardian’s parenting time, the guardian is responsible for the care of the child and has the right to make day-to-day decisions for the child. | ||
The time that someone who isn’t a guardian has with a child is called ''contact''. Parents who aren’t guardians, grandparents | The time that someone who isn’t a guardian has with a child is called ''contact''. Parents who aren’t guardians, grandparents, other relatives of a child, and people who aren’t a child’s relative can have contact with the child. Someone with contact ''does not'' have the right to make day-to-day decisions for the child. | ||
===How do agreements and orders about parenting time and contact work?=== | ===How do agreements and orders about parenting time and contact work?=== | ||
