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| resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled <br/> | | resourcetype = a publication on ''Family Law Act'' basics titled <br/> | ||
| link = [ | | link = [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/living-together-or-living-apart Living Together or Living Apart] | ||
}}Your relationship may have been <span class="noglossary">brief</span>, but if you have had a child with someone, you are both responsible for meeting the child's financial needs and you may both be entitled to participate in raising the child. Although the duty to pay child support comes from the simple fact of being a parent, whether you wanted to be a parent or not, being a parent doesn't come with the right to be involved in parenting a child. It is the ''child's'' right to benefit from the payment of child support and the ''child's'' right to be parented properly, to be provided with food, shelter, healthcare and clothing, and to be nurtured toward adulthood in the best way possible. | }}Your relationship may have been <span class="noglossary">brief</span>, but if you have had a child with someone, you are both responsible for meeting the child's financial needs and you may both be entitled to participate in raising the child. Although the duty to pay child support comes from the simple fact of being a parent, whether you wanted to be a parent or not, being a parent doesn't come with the right to be involved in parenting a child. It is the ''child's'' right to benefit from the payment of child support and the ''child's'' right to be parented properly, to be provided with food, shelter, healthcare and clothing, and to be nurtured toward adulthood in the best way possible. | ||
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*[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/ Overview of child and family benefits] from the Canada Revenue Agency | *[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/ Overview of child and family benefits] from the Canada Revenue Agency | ||
*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/family-benefits Family Benefits] from the Government of British Columbia | *[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/family-benefits Family Benefits] from the Government of British Columbia | ||
*[ | * [https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/introduction-to-family-law/ Introduction to Family Law] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School | ||
*[https:// | *[https://bit.ly/4fyGVjv Single Parent Employment Initiative] from the BC Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.mysupportcalculator.ca/ My Support Calculator] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://bit.ly/3AdKX0u Extended Family Program] (Temporary Out-of-Care Arrangements) from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development | ||
*[https:// | *[https://aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca/child-family-rights/extended-family-program Extended Family Program] (Aboriginal families) from Legal Aid BC | ||
*[https:// | *[https://dialalaw.peopleslawschool.ca/children-born-outside-marriage/ Children Born Outside Marriage] from Dial-a-Law by the People's Law School | ||
*[https:// | *[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/finances-support/child-spousal-support Child and Spousal Support] from Legal Aid BC | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.bcli.org/project/appointing-guardian-and-standby-guardianship/ Appointing a Guardian and Standby Guardianship] from the British Columbia Law Institute | ||
*[https:// | *[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/children/parenting-guardianship Parenting and Guardianship] from Legal Aid BC | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/types-of-cases/family-matters Family Cases] from the Provincial Court of British Columbia's website | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.bcli.org/project-review-of-parentage-consultation-under-part-3-of-the-family-lawact/ Review of Parentage under Part 3 of the Family Law Act Project] from the British Columbia Law Institute | ||
===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
* [ | *[https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/resources/living-together-or-living-apart "Living Together or Living Apart"] from Legal Aid BC | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/collaborative-planning-decision-making-child-welfare Collaborative Planning and Decision-Making in Child Welfare] from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development | ||
*[https:// | *[https://perma.cc/H7XM-2TVL "Successfully Parenting Apart" (PDF)] a 2017 toolkit from The Canadian Bar Association | ||
*[https:// | *[https://legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub/parents-legal-centre-brochure "Parents Legal Centre Brochure"] from Legal Aid BC | ||