Talk:Adopting Children
In Who Must Consent to Adoption, "guardian" seems to be used in its old sense. Wouldn't the mother/father now be guardians until they gave the child up?
Gayla Reid (talk) 19:41, 30 April 2013 (PDT)
In Who Must Consent to Adoption, "guardian" seems to be used in its old sense. Wouldn't the mother/father now be guardians until they gave the child up?
Gayla Reid (talk) 19:41, 30 April 2013 (PDT)
(1) A person charged with the legal care of someone under a legal disability. (2) A term under the Family Law Act referring to a person, including a parent, who is responsible for the care and upbringing of a child through the exercise of parental responsibilities. See "disability," "parental responsibilities" and "parenting time."
A person who is younger than the legal age of majority, 19 in British Columbia. See "age of majority."