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==The care of children== | ==The care of children== | ||
There are three things that parents must decide when their relationship ends: where the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> mostly live; how the parents <span class="noglossary">will</span> make decisions about the important events in the children's lives; and | There are three things that parents must decide when their relationship ends: where the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> mostly live; how the parents <span class="noglossary">will</span> make decisions about the important events in the children's lives; and how much time each parent <span class="noglossary">will</span> have with the children. | ||
The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' talks about these issues in terms of ''custody'' and ''access''. Custody sort of means where the children live most of the time, but separated parents can both have custody, called ''joint custody'', and not have anywhere close to half of the children's time. In cases like this, joint custody means an equal right to participate in making decisions about the children. Access is the word used to describe the schedule of the child's time between the parents. | The ''[[Divorce Act]]'' talks about these issues in terms of ''custody'' and ''access''. Custody sort of means where the children live most of the time, but separated parents can both have custody, called ''joint custody'', and not have anywhere close to half of the children's time. In cases like this, joint custody means an equal right to participate in making decisions about the children. Access is the word used to describe the schedule of the child's time between the parents. | ||