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The schedule of a child's time between guardians is called ''parenting time'', and the allocation of parenting time between the child's guardians is about the child's living arrangements. During a guardian's parenting time, the guardian is responsible for the care of the child and may make decisions about day-to-day issues concerning the child. | The schedule of a child's time between guardians is called ''parenting time'', and the allocation of parenting time between the child's guardians is about the child's living arrangements. During a guardian's parenting time, the guardian is responsible for the care of the child and may make decisions about day-to-day issues concerning the child. | ||
It is very important to understand that a guardian's parenting time with a child | It is very important to understand that a guardian's parenting time with a child is entirely separate from his or her obligation to pay child support. Child support is not a fee paid or charged to see a child. It is never appropriate to withhold access because a guardian missed a child support payment, nor is it ever appropriate to stop paying child support because parenting time has been withheld. The courts do not look kindly on guardians who have engaged in this sort of conduct. | ||
===Contact Under the ''Family Law Act''=== | ===Contact Under the ''Family Law Act''=== | ||
