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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The provincial ''Family Law Act'' talks about the care of children in terms of ''guardians'' and the rights and duties | The provincial ''Family Law Act'' talks about the care of children in terms of ''guardians'' and the rights and duties they have in respect of the children in their care. Most of the time a child's parents will be the child's guardians, but other people can be guardians too, including people who have a court order appointing them as guardians and people who are made guardians by a guardian's will. | ||
Guardians | Guardians raise the children in their care by exercising ''parental responsibilities'' in the best interests of the children. Parental responsibilities include deciding where a child goes to school, how a sick child is treated, whether a child is raised in a religion and what sports the child plays after school. All of a child's guardians can exercise all parental responsibilities, or parental responsibilities can be divided between guardians, so that only one or more guardians have the right to make decisions about a particular issue. | ||
The time a guardian has with a child is called ''parenting time''. During parenting time, a guardian is responsible for the care of the child and has decision making authority about day-to-day issues. | |||
People who are not guardians, including parents who are not guardians, do not have parental responsibilities. Their time with a child is ''contact''. A person who is not a guardian does not have decisions-making authority when the child is in her or her care. | |||
==Being a Guardian and Becoming a Guardian== | ==Being a Guardian and Becoming a Guardian== | ||
