Difference between revisions of "Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact"

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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) an order under section 45.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) an order under section 45.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>


When formal arrangements are required, s. 44 of the ''Family Law Act'' allows two or more of a child's guardians to make an agreement about the allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time, as well as how disputes about those parenting arrangement will be resolved. (Agreements like these can't be made until the guardians have separated or are about to separate.) If agreement is impossible, a guardian can apply for a court order about parenting arrangements under s. 45 of the Act.
When formal arrangements are required, s. 44 of the ''Family Law Act'' allows two or more of a child's guardians to make an agreement about the allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time, as well as how disputes about those parenting arrangements will be resolved. (Agreements like these can't be made until the guardians have separated or are about to separate.) If agreement is impossible, a guardian can apply for a court order about parenting arrangements under s. 45 of the Act.


When a child has more than one guardian, the guardians need to work together and cooperate in raising the child. This can sometimes be difficult, particularly when there is a lot of conflict in the guardians' relationship with one another. Before the ''Family Law Act'' came into effect, the rights and obligations involved in raising children were usually addressed through a joint guardianship order under the ''Family Relations Act''. The ''Family Law Act'' doesn't talk about guardianship the way the old law did and can't be used to spell out guardians' rights and obligations.
When a child has more than one guardian, the guardians need to work together and cooperate in raising the child. This can sometimes be difficult, particularly when there is a lot of conflict in the guardians' relationship with one another. Before the ''Family Law Act'' came into effect, the rights and obligations involved in raising children were usually addressed through a joint guardianship order under the ''Family Relations Act''. The ''Family Law Act'' doesn't talk about guardianship the way the old law did and can't be used to spell out guardians' rights and obligations.
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