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The other group of people the ''Family Law Act'' talks about is ''parents'', and this group is broader than a lot of people might think. Family law doesn't have much to do with people who are just dating and don't have a child together. | The other group of people the ''Family Law Act'' talks about is ''parents'', and this group is broader than a lot of people might think. Family law doesn't have much to do with people who are just dating and don't have a child together. | ||
====Natural Reproduction==== | ====Parents by Natural Reproduction==== | ||
Under s. 26, a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. This includes ''everyone'' who is a mother or a father, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other. They could be married spouses or unmarried spouses, dating each other or not dating at all. | Under s. 26, a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. This includes ''everyone'' who is a mother or a father, regardless of the nature of the parents' relationship with each other. They could be married spouses or unmarried spouses, dating each other or not dating at all. | ||
====Assisted Reproduction==== | ====Parents by Assisted Reproduction==== | ||
When one or two people need the help of others to have a child, some additional rules apply: | When one or two people need the help of others to have a child, some additional rules apply: |