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 The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' has rules about who is presumed to be a guardian. When someone is presumed to be a guardian, that person ''is'' a guardian, without the need for an order. The only people who must have an order making them a guardian are the people who don't fit into those presumptions, like aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other people who have established a caring relationship with a child.
-People who are guardians, whether by a court order or as a result of the presumptions of guardianship, manage the care and raising of child by exercising ''parental responsibilities''. Under s. 40(2) of the act, parental responsibilities are presumed to be shared by all guardians until an order or an agreement says otherwise, and s. 40(3) says:
+People who are guardians, whether by a court order or as a result of the presumptions of guardianship, manage the care and raising of a child by exercising ''parental responsibilities''. Under s. 40(2) of the act, parental responsibilities are presumed to be shared by all guardians until an order or an agreement says otherwise, and s. 40(3) says:
 <blockquote><tt>Parental responsibilities may be allocated under an agreement or order such that they may be exercised by</tt></blockquote>