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Publication details

First edition: 2008 (Published under the title Legal Help for Rural British Columbians)

Second edition: 2009

Third edition: 2012

Fourth edition: May 2013

Fifth edition: May 2017

ISBN 978-0-921864-47-9

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Under the Family Law Act, a term that describes the time a person who is not a guardian of a child, including a parent who is not a guardian, has with that child. Under the Divorce Act, a term that describes the time a person who is not a married spouse has with a child. See "guardian" and "parental responsibilities."

A person licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction by that jurisdiction's law society. See "barrister and solicitor."