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People other than a child's parents can also have a legal interest in a child. Typically, these people are a child's blood relatives — grandparents, aunts, uncles and so forth — although there's no reason why someone else, like an unrelated long-term caregiver or a neighbour, couldn't also have an interest in a child. | People other than a child's parents can also have a legal interest in a child. Typically, these people are a child's blood relatives — grandparents, aunts, uncles and so forth — although there's no reason why someone else, like an unrelated long-term caregiver or a neighbour, couldn't also have an interest in the care and wellbeing, or having time with, a child. | ||
This page talks about the claims a child's caregivers and extended family members can make to guardianship of a child, contact with a child and child support. | This page talks about the claims a child's caregivers and extended family members can make to guardianship of a child, contact with a child and child support. | ||
