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==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
The time a person who is not a guardian has with a child is ''contact'', | The time a person who is not a guardian has with a child is ''contact''. Where a child's parent is not that child's guardian, the time that the parent spends with the child will be considered "contact" time. The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' doesn't say much about contact, except to say that anyone can apply for it, including parents and grandparents. This is the definition of contact from s. 1 of the Act: | ||
<blockquote><tt>'''contact with a child''' or '''contact with the child''' means contact between a child and a person, other than the child's guardian, the terms of which are set out in an agreement or order</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>'''contact with a child''' or '''contact with the child''' means contact between a child and a person, other than the child's guardian, the terms of which are set out in an agreement or order</tt></blockquote> | ||
A schedule of contact can be set by agreement between the person and the child's guardians under s. 58 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', or a schedule of contact can be fixed by a court order made under s. 59. Agreements for contact are only good if they are signed by all of the child's guardians who have the parental responsibility of determining who can have contact with the child. | A schedule of contact can be set by agreement between the person seeking contact with a child and the child's guardians under s. 58 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', or a schedule of contact can be fixed by a court order made under s. 59. Agreements for contact are only good if they are signed by all of the child's guardians who have the parental responsibility of determining who can have contact with the child. | ||
==Incapacity and death of a guardian== | ==Incapacity and death of a guardian== | ||
When a guardian anticipates being unable to care for a child, either temporarily or permanently, the guardian may appoint a person to act in his or her place. | When a guardian anticipates being unable to care for a child, either temporarily or permanently, the guardian may appoint a person to act in his or her place. No matter the age or health of a guardian, it is always a good idea for a guardian to give some thought to the question of who would look after the child in the event of the guardian's unexpected death and to record those arrangements in a Will or in one of the forms described below. | ||
===Temporary authorizations=== | ===Temporary authorizations=== | ||
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*making decisions respecting the child's education and participation in extracurricular activities, | *making decisions respecting the child's education and participation in extracurricular activities, | ||
*giving, refusing, or withdrawing consent to medical, dental and other health-related treatments for the child, | *giving, refusing, or withdrawing consent to medical, dental and other health-related treatments for the child, | ||
*applying for a passport, | *applying for a passport, license or permit for the child, | ||
*giving, refusing or withdrawing consent for the child, if consent is required, | *giving, refusing or withdrawing consent for the child, if consent is required, | ||
*receiving and responding to any notice that a parent or guardian is entitled or required by law to receive, and | *receiving and responding to any notice that a parent or guardian is entitled or required by law to receive, and | ||
