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Grandparents and other non-parents shouldn't be too discouraged by the generally pessimistic tone of this discussion. There are quite a few cases in which grandparents have been awarded custody, guardianship and/or contact with their grandchildren. It is possible to succeed on a custody or guardianship application, although the chances of success depend wholly on the circumstances of each case. For example in a BC Supreme Court decision ''[http://canlii.ca/t/gg1k0 Popovic v. Andjelic]'', 2014 BCSC 2522, the child and her mother resided with the maternal grandparents. The child's father lived in another country. After the mother died suddenly, the grandparents applied to be appointed the guardians of the child and the court granted their request. The father also remained a guardian but without [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact# | Grandparents and other non-parents shouldn't be too discouraged by the generally pessimistic tone of this discussion. There are quite a few cases in which grandparents have been awarded custody, guardianship and/or contact with their grandchildren. It is possible to succeed on a custody or guardianship application, although the chances of success depend wholly on the circumstances of each case. For example in a BC Supreme Court decision ''[http://canlii.ca/t/gg1k0 Popovic v. Andjelic]'', 2014 BCSC 2522, the child and her mother resided with the maternal grandparents. The child's father lived in another country. After the mother died suddenly, the grandparents applied to be appointed the guardians of the child and the court granted their request. The father also remained a guardian but without [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact#Parental responsibilities and parenting time|parental responsibilities]]. | ||
===Access and contact=== | ===Access and contact=== | ||
