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Children and Parenting after Separation (view source)
Revision as of 16:26, 10 March 2013
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Parents have ''shared custody'' when the children spend an equal or almost equal amount of time in each of the parents' homes. This sort of arrangement is becoming increasingly common. | Parents have ''shared custody'' when the children spend an equal or almost equal amount of time in each of the parents' homes. This sort of arrangement is becoming increasingly common. | ||
===Guardianship | ===Guardianship Under the ''Family Law Act''=== | ||
The ''Family Law Act'' doesn't talk about custody. Instead it talks about the rights and duties of people who are ''guardians''. Most of the time, a guardian is a child's parent. However, other people can become guardians by being appointed by the court or by being named as guardian in a guardian's will. | The ''Family Law Act'' doesn't talk about custody. Instead it talks about the rights and duties of people who are ''guardians''. Most of the time, a guardian is a child's parent. However, other people can become guardians by being appointed by the court or by being named as guardian in a guardian's will. | ||