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===Parenting schedules=== | ===Parenting schedules=== | ||
While there is | While there is a common public assumption that equal or near-equal shared time is generally the best parenting arrangement possible, this is not the law in British Columbia. Section 40(4) of the ''Family Law Act'' reads: | ||
<blockquote><tt>(4) In the making of parenting arrangements, no particular arrangement is presumed to be in the best interests of the child and without limiting that, the following must not be presumed:</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(4) In the making of parenting arrangements, no particular arrangement is presumed to be in the best interests of the child and without limiting that, the following must not be presumed:</tt></blockquote> | ||
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Not all parents have the time to devote to a shared parenting arrangement, and not all parents have the skills and resources to offer the children. | Not all parents have the time to devote to a shared parenting arrangement, and not all parents have the skills and resources to offer the children. | ||
====Different | ====Different parenting schedules==== | ||
The Langley Family Justice Center published an excellent pamphlet called "Suggested Visitation/Time-Sharing Skills" which they gave to their clients, drawn from Gary Neuman's book, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/helping-your-kids-cope-with-divorce-the-sandcastles-way/oclc/42193621 Helping your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way]''. The following is adapted from this pamphlet, and is intended for parents who do not intend to establish an equal time-sharing arrangement. | The Langley Family Justice Center published an excellent pamphlet called "Suggested Visitation/Time-Sharing Skills" which they gave to their clients, drawn from Gary Neuman's book, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/helping-your-kids-cope-with-divorce-the-sandcastles-way/oclc/42193621 Helping your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way]''. The following is adapted from this pamphlet, and is intended for parents who do not intend to establish an equal time-sharing arrangement. | ||
