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==Parenting after separation== | ==Parenting after separation== | ||
Some psychologists and many separating parents believe that the best post-separation parenting arrangement is one of equal time. The Family Law Act specifically dismisses this perspective. Section 40 (4) reads | Some psychologists and many separating parents believe that the best post-separation parenting arrangement is one of equal time. | ||
(a) that parental responsibilities should be allocated equally among guardians; | |||
(b) that parenting time should be shared equally among guardians; | The Family Law Act specifically dismisses this perspective. | ||
(c) that decisions among guardians should be made separately or together. | |||
Section 40 (4) reads: | |||
In the making of parenting arrangements, no particular arrangement is presumed to be in the best interests of the child and without limiting that, the following must not be presumed: | |||
<blockquote><tt>(a) that parental responsibilities should be allocated equally among guardians;<blockquote><tt> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(b) that parenting time should be shared equally among guardians;<blockquote><tt> | |||
<blockquote><tt>(c) that decisions among guardians should be made separately or together.<blockquote><tt> | |||
Children need their parents to continue to contribute to their care and upbringing after separation. Further, children have the right to expect their parents and caregivers to work together, whenever possible, to ensure the child’s needs are met. | Children need their parents to continue to contribute to their care and upbringing after separation. Further, children have the right to expect their parents and caregivers to work together, whenever possible, to ensure the child’s needs are met. | ||
Many families can continue to parent by way of week on/week off schedules or other shared parenting. However, the family law in British Columbia rejects the notion that parents should have the right to have or expect, absent agreement between the parties, an equal, or near-equal, amount of time with their children before or after separation. | Many families can continue to parent by way of week on/week off schedules or other shared parenting. However, the family law in British Columbia rejects the notion that parents should have the right to have or expect, absent agreement between the parties, an equal, or near-equal, amount of time with their children before or after separation. | ||
