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 <span style="color:#D2691E">'''Important changes'''</span> <br />
-As a result of the changes to the ''Divorce Act'', the language used in the Child Support Guidelines has also changed. "Split custody" is now known as ''split parenting time'' and "shared custody" is now known as ''shared parenting time''.
+Under the changes to the ''Divorce Act'' that took effect on 1 March 2021, "custody" is now known as ''decision-making responsibility'' and "access" is now known as ''parenting time'', for people who are or used to be married to each other, or as ''contact'' for other people. As a result of these changes, the language used in the Child Support Guidelines has also changed. "Split custody" is now known as ''split parenting time'' and "shared custody" is now known as ''shared parenting time''.
 ===Split custody===