Difference between revisions of "Grandparents and Extended Family Members"

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| link        = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1133 Grandparents raising <br/> grandchildren]<br/>'''and information on'''<br/>[http://clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1118 Benefits for grandparents <br/>raising grandchildren]
| link        = [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1133 Grandparents raising <br/> grandchildren]<br/>'''and information on'''<br/>[http://clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1118 Benefits for grandparents <br/>raising grandchildren]
}}People other than a child's parents can also have a legal interest in a child. Typically, these people are a child's blood relatives — grandparents, aunts, uncles and so forth — although there's no reason why someone else, like an unrelated long-term caregiver or a neighbour, couldn't also have an interest in the care and well-being of a child, or in having time with a child on a regular basis.  
}}People other than a child's parents can also have a legal relationship with a child. Typically, these people are a child's blood relatives — grandparents, aunts, uncles and so forth — although there's no reason why someone else, like an unrelated long-term caregiver or a neighbour, couldn't also have an interest in the care and well-being of a child, or in having time with a child on a regular basis.  


This section talks about the claims a child's caregivers and extended family members can make to guardianship of a child, contact with a child, and child support.
This section talks about the claims a child's caregivers and extended family members can make to guardianship of a child, contact with a child, and child support.

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