}}When parents separate, they have to make decisions about four important issues: where the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> live; how parenting decisions <span class="noglossary">will</span> be made; how often each of them <span class="noglossary">will</span> see the children; and, how the children <span class="noglossary">will</span> be provided for.  This chapter reviews the first three of these issues in detail. The fourth issue is covered in the [[Child Support]] chapter.

# * the [[The Rights of Children and Youth in Family Law Matters|rights of children and youth]] in family law disputes between their parents,# * [[Parenting Apart|parenting apart]], # * the basic principles of [[Basic Principles of Parenting after Separation|parenting after separation]], including guardianship, parenting arrangements and contact under the ''Family Law Act'' and parenting arrangements and contact under the ''Divorce Act'',# * what happens when a parent wants to [[Moving Away after Separation|move away after separation]], with or without a child,# * [[Children Who Resist Seeing a Parent|children who resist seeing a parent]] after separation, and # * [[Changing Family Law Orders, Awards and Agreements Involving Children|making changes]] to orders, awards and agreements about children.

Other legal issues relating to parenting and parenting after separation, including family violence, naming children, and adopting children are discussed in other sections of this resource.