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Parents who didn't live together, on the other hand, aren't guardians unless: | Parents who didn't live together, on the other hand, aren't guardians unless: | ||
*they are parents because of an assisted reproduction agreement, | *they are parents because of an assisted reproduction agreement, | ||
*the parent and all of the child's guardians made an agreement that the parent would be a guardian, or | *the parent and all of the child's guardians made an agreement that the parent would be a guardian, or | ||
*the parent ''regularly cares'' for the child. | *the parent ''regularly cares'' for the child. | ||
This chapter will discuss what regularly cares for actually means. | This chapter will discuss what ''regularly cares for'' actually means. | ||
People who aren't guardians by the operation of section 39 of the ''Family Law Act'', including parents who aren't guardians, don't have the right to say how a child is raised or be involved in <span class="noglossary">decision</span>-making about the child. If a guardian plans on moving with the child, people who aren't guardians don't have the right to object. However, a person with an order for contact time must be notified of any proposed relocation(per section 66 of the ''Family Law Act'') and can apply for orders for the purpose of maintaining the relationship if the relocation is permitted (per section 67(2)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''). | People who aren't guardians by the operation of section 39 of the ''Family Law Act'', including parents who aren't guardians, don't have the right to say how a child is raised or be involved in <span class="noglossary">decision</span>-making about the child. If a guardian plans on moving with the child, people who aren't guardians don't have the right to object. However, a person with an order for contact time must be notified of any proposed relocation (per section 66 of the ''Family Law Act'') and can apply for orders for the purpose of maintaining the relationship if the relocation is permitted (per section 67(2)(b) of the ''Family Law Act''). | ||
Being a guardian means that you, along with any other guardians, have the obligation to make decisions on behalf of a child and the right to determine how the child is raised. Guardians are presumed to be entitled to manage children's property worth less than $10,000. A guardian can object if another guardian wants to move, with the child or without, and a guardian can make another person a guardian of the child in their will. | Being a guardian means that you, along with any other guardians, have the obligation to make decisions on behalf of a child and the right to determine how the child is raised. Guardians are presumed to be entitled to manage children's property worth less than $10,000. A guardian can object if another guardian wants to move, with the child or without, and a guardian can make another person a guardian of the child in their will. | ||
