Difference between revisions of "Terminology"

;foster care:A home where a child lives other than with his or her natural or adoptive parents. Such a situation usually arises when the child welfare authorities have apprehended a child or when a child's parents voluntarily give the child up. See "apprehension".

;foster parent:An adult charged with the care of a child who is not his or her own natural or adoptive child, usually in the position of a guardian to the child, who receives money in exchange for caring for the child. See "apprehension" and "guardian".

;frivolous and vexatious:A term under the provincial ''Supreme Court Act'' describing the court proceedings or applications of a litigant that are clearly unsupported by the evidence or by the law. Such behaviour is considered to be a nuisance to the respondent and a waste of the court’s time and may result in an order preventing the litigant from taking further legal steps without permission from the court. See "action" and "litigant".

;frustration:In contract law, the inability to complete or fulfill a contract, whether intentional or unintentional; the intentional interference with a person's rights under a contract or court order. In family law, the motivation for an application for annulment based on non-consummation of the marriage. A contract which cannot be completed or fulfilled is said to be "frustrated".