Divorce Act Basics: Difference between revisions
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<blockquote><tt>the court shall give effect to the principle that a child of the marriage should have as much contact with each spouse as is consistent with the best interests of the child and, for that purpose, shall take into consideration the willingness of the person for whom custody is sought to facilitate such contact.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>the court shall give effect to the principle that a child of the marriage should have as much contact with each spouse as is consistent with the best interests of the child and, for that purpose, shall take into consideration the willingness of the person for whom custody is sought to facilitate such contact.</tt></blockquote> | ||
This provision doesn't mean that it is always best for a child to have an equal or near-equal amount of time with each spouse. It means that the court should give the child as much time with each spouses ''as is consistent'' with the child's best interests. That might be an equal or near-equal amount of time, or it might be every other weekend or it might be no time at all. | |||
===Orders for Custody and Access=== | ===Orders for Custody and Access=== | ||
