Difference between revisions of "Divorce Act Basics"

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 ====What rights does access give?====
-Access is a schedule of a spouse's time with a child.
+Access usually just refers to the schedule of a spouse's time with a child. More than this, however, under s. 16(5) of the ''Divorce Act'', a spouse who has access also has:
-More than this, however, under s. 16(5) a spouse who has access also has "the right to make inquiries, and to be given information, as to the health, education and welfare of the child." This doesn't apply to people who are not spouses who have access to the child.
+<blockquote><tt>the right to make inquiries, and to be given information, as to the health, education and welfare of the child.</tt></blockquote>
+This provision doesn't apply to people who are not spouses who have access to the child under the ''Divorce Act''.
 ===How are orders for custody and access enforced?===