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The different ways that guardians care for a child and the decisions guardians have to make are called ''parental responsibilities.'' Parental responsibilities are listed at s. 41 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' and include: | The different ways that guardians care for a child and the decisions guardians have to make are called ''parental responsibilities.'' Parental responsibilities are listed at s. 41 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' and include: | ||
*making decisions about the day to day care of the child, | *making decisions about the day-to-day care of the child, | ||
*deciding where the child <span class="noglossary">will</span> live, | *deciding where the child <span class="noglossary">will</span> live, | ||
*making decisions about the child’s schooling and extracurricular activities, | *making decisions about the child’s schooling and extracurricular activities, | ||
*making decisions about the child’s health care, and | *making decisions about the child’s health care, and | ||
*deciding how the child <span class="noglossary">will</span> be raised, including making decisions about things like religion, language and culture. | *deciding how the child <span class="noglossary">will</span> be raised, including making decisions about things like religion, language, and culture. | ||
When a child has more than one guardian, the guardians must usually make these decisions together. The guardians can agree or the court can order that only one guardian should have a particular parental responsibility. Both the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court can make orders about parental responsibilities. | When a child has more than one guardian, the guardians must usually make these decisions together. The guardians can agree or the court can order that only one guardian should have a particular parental responsibility. Both the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court can make orders about parental responsibilities. | ||
If the child’s guardians can’t agree on a particular decision, they can go | If the child’s guardians can’t agree on a particular decision, they can go to see a family justice counsellor, a mental health professional, or a mediator to help them make the decision, or they can go to court. | ||
Remember that only guardians have parental responsibilities and the right to make decisions for a child. | Remember that only guardians have parental responsibilities and the right to make decisions for a child. | ||
