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| link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1608 Access]''','''[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1891 Custody]''', and'''<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1631 Guardianship, parenting time & <br/>parental responsibilities]
| link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1608 Access]''','''[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1891 Custody]''', and'''<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1631 Guardianship, parenting time & <br/>parental responsibilities]
}}When a couple involved in a family law dispute have children, they must make decisions about four important issues: where the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> live, how parenting decisions <span class="noglossary">will</span> be made, how often each person <span class="noglossary">will</span> see the children, and how the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> be provided for. This chapter reviews the first three of these issues in detail. The fourth issue is covered in the [[Child Support]] chapter.
}}When a couple involved in a family law dispute have children, they must make decisions about four important issues:  
 
* where the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> live,  
* how parenting decisions <span class="noglossary">will</span> be made,  
* how often each person <span class="noglossary">will</span> see the children, and  
* how the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> be provided for.  
 
This chapter reviews the first three of these issues in detail. The fourth issue is covered in the [[Child Support]] chapter.


This introductory section provides an overview of the law on the care of children after separation, and looks at traditional and developing concepts in this area of the law. It also discusses the interests that grandparents and other non-parents or guardians might have regarding the care of children. Other sections of this chapter look more closely at some of the non-legal issues involved with the care of children, including: [[Parenting after Separation|parenting after separation]], [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|guardianship and contact]], [[Custody and Access|custody and access]], [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|making changes to orders and agreements involving children]], and the problem of [[Estranged and Alienated Children| estrangement and alienation]].  
This introductory section provides an overview of the law on the care of children after separation, and looks at traditional and developing concepts in this area of the law. It also discusses the interests that grandparents and other non-parents or guardians might have regarding the care of children. Other sections of this chapter look more closely at some of the non-legal issues involved with the care of children, including: [[Parenting after Separation|parenting after separation]], [[Guardianship, Parenting Arrangements and Contact|guardianship and contact]], [[Custody and Access|custody and access]], [[Changing Family Law Orders and Agreements Involving Children|making changes to orders and agreements involving children]], and the problem of [[Estranged and Alienated Children| estrangement and alienation]].