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===Who is a parent?=== | ===Who is a parent?=== | ||
Under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', a child’s parents are the child’s birth mother and biological father. If the court is not sure who the child’s father is, the court can order medical tests to determine who the father is. | Under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', a child’s parents are the child’s birth mother and biological father. If the court is not sure who the child’s father is, the court can order medical tests to determine who the father is under s. 33. | ||
When people have a child through artificial reproduction, a person who donates eggs or sperm is not presumed to be a parent. However, a woman who is a surrogate mother is presumed to be a parent. | When people have a child through artificial reproduction, a person who donates eggs or sperm is not presumed to be a parent. However, a woman who is a surrogate mother is presumed to be a parent. | ||
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' lets people make agreements when they have a child through | The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' lets people make agreements when they have a child through assisted reproduction. These agreements can say who is a parent and who isn’t. They can say that a donor of eggs or sperm is a parent, or that a surrogate mother isn’t a parent. | ||
Under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', a child can have more than two parents. The courts <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to figure out how child support <span class="noglossary">will</span> work in situations like this. | Under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', a child can have more than two parents. The courts <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to figure out how child support <span class="noglossary">will</span> work in situations like this. | ||