Difference between revisions of "The New Divorce Act"

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<blockquote>'''Contact''', which is the time someone other than a spouse spends with the children.</blockquote>
<blockquote>'''Contact''', which is the time someone other than a spouse spends with the children.</blockquote>


Parenting time and contact are what the old ''Divorce Act'' meant by "access." Decision-making responsibility is sort of what the old Act meant by "custody," but really is a lot more about the rights and responsibilities involved in being a guardian just like "parental responsibilities" in the ''[[Family Law Act]]''.
Parenting time and contact are what the old ''Divorce Act'' meant by "access." Decision-making responsibility is sort of what the old Act meant by "custody," but really is a lot more about the rights and responsibilities involved in being a guardian, just like the "parental responsibilities" guardians have under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''.


Together, orders about parenting time and decision-making responsibility are called '''parenting orders'''. A '''parenting plan''', on the other hand, means the parts of a written agreement between spouses that talk about parenting time and decision-making responsibility.
Together, orders about parenting time and decision-making responsibility are called '''parenting orders'''. A '''parenting plan''', on the other hand, means the parts of a written agreement between spouses that talk about parenting time and decision-making responsibility.

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