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Under s. 39(1) of the provincial ''Family Law Act'', spouses are presumed to be guardians of the children they had during their relationship after they have separated.
Separation can be extraordinarily difficult on children. In most registries of the Provincial Court, couples are required to attend a Parenting After Separation program. This program, which is <span class="noglossary">brief</span> and free, teaches parents how to communicate with one another after separation and how to talk to their children about separation. It is an extremely useful program, and one which I encourage all separating parents to take. You can find more information about this program and other issues relating to children and separation in the chapter [[Children in Family Law Matters|Children]] within chapter, in the section [[Parenting After Separation]].
Separation is, of course, also difficult for the adults who are separating. You can find more information about the emotional dimensions of separation in the next section of this chapter, [[Separating Emotionally]].