Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Family Law in British Columbia"
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<span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | <span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | ||
Information under this heading will explain recent changes to family law | Information under this heading will explain recent changes to family law that affect this information in this section. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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*'''Parents.''' Parents are people who have had a baby together, sometimes including people who helped as the donor of sperm, the donor of eggs, or as a surrogate mother. Parents may be unmarried adults, unmarried spouses, married spouses, or complete strangers. What matters is that they have a child. | *'''Parents.''' Parents are people who have had a baby together, sometimes including people who helped as the donor of sperm, the donor of eggs, or as a surrogate mother. Parents may be unmarried adults, unmarried spouses, married spouses, or complete strangers. What matters is that they have a child. | ||
'''Important changes''' <br /> | <span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br /> | ||
Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. | Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. | ||