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If you do the math, you'll see that under the ''Family Law Act'' a child can have up to five parents, and the act doesn't discriminate between parents who are intended parents and parents who are donors or surrogate mothers. In for a penny in for a pound, as the saying goes; a parent under an assisted reproduction agreement is liable to pay child support just like every other parent, but is also presumed to be the guardian of a child under s. 39(3). | If you do the math, you'll see that under the ''Family Law Act'' a child can have up to five parents, and the act doesn't discriminate between parents who are intended parents and parents who are donors or surrogate mothers. In for a penny in for a pound, as the saying goes; a parent under an assisted reproduction agreement is liable to pay child support just like every other parent, but is also presumed to be the guardian of a child under s. 39(3). | ||
===Extended Family Relationships=== | ===Caregivers and Extended Family Relationships=== | ||
Other people can have a legal interest in a child in addition to people who are parents. Most of the time these people are extended family members who have had a parent-like relationship with a child, such as a grandparent, an aunt or an uncle, or even a much older sibling, but any adult who has had a parenting role in a child's life may have an interest in a child. | Other people can have a legal interest in a child in addition to people who are parents. Most of the time these people are extended family members who have had a parent-like relationship with a child, such as a grandparent, an aunt or an uncle, or even a much older sibling, but any adult who has had a parenting role in a child's life may have an interest in a child. | ||