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*'''Contact with a Child''': The time a person who is not a guardian has with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Contact is a term used in the provincial ''Family Law Act''. | *'''Contact with a Child''': The time a person who is not a guardian has with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Contact is a term used in the provincial ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Court Case''': A court proceeding between two or more people. Also called an “action” or a “lawsuit”. | *'''Court Case''': A court proceeding between two or more people. Also called an “action” or a “lawsuit”. | ||
*'''Custody''': A parent’s right to have the child live in his or her home and to make decisions about the care of the child. Custody is a | *'''Custody''': A parent’s right to have the child live in his or her home and to make decisions about the care of the child. Custody is a term used in the ''Divorce Act''. | ||
*'''Divorce''': The legal end of a marriage by a court order. | *'''Divorce''': The legal end of a marriage by a court order. | ||
*'''''Divorce Act''''': A federal law that talks about divorce, custody of and access, child support and spousal support. | *'''''Divorce Act''''': A federal law that talks about divorce, custody of and access, child support and spousal support. | ||
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*'''Negotiation''': A voluntary, informal process in which the parties try to resolve a family law dispute by bargaining with each other. | *'''Negotiation''': A voluntary, informal process in which the parties try to resolve a family law dispute by bargaining with each other. | ||
*'''Order''': The mandatory direction of a judge. | *'''Order''': The mandatory direction of a judge. | ||
*'''Parent''': Someone who is the natural parent of a child, the adopted parent of a child a parent by assisted reproduction, or, in certain circumstances, a donor of eggs or sperm and a surrogate mother. | *'''Parent''': Someone who is the natural parent of a child, the adopted parent of a child, a parent by assisted reproduction, or, in certain circumstances, a donor of eggs or sperm and a surrogate mother. | ||
*'''Parental Responsibilities''': Decisions about the upbringing and care of a child made by the child’s guardians. Parental responsibilities is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | *'''Parental Responsibilities''': Decisions about the upbringing and care of a child made by the child’s guardians. Parental responsibilities is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Parenting Arrangements''': The arrangements made in an order or agreement for parental responsibilities and parenting time. Parenting arrangements is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | *'''Parenting Arrangements''': The arrangements made in an order or agreement for parental responsibilities and parenting time. Parenting arrangements is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Parenting Time''': A guardian’s time with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Parenting time is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | *'''Parenting Time''': A guardian’s time with a child, usually fixed by a schedule. Parenting time is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Payor''': Someone who is obliged to pay child support or spousal support to someone else, the “recipient,” as a result of a court order or an agreement. | *'''Payor''': Someone who is obliged to pay child support or spousal support to someone else, the “recipient,” as a result of a court order or an agreement. | ||
*'''Property''': Anything that has value, such as a house, a bank account, a company | *'''Property''': Anything that has value, such as a house, a bank account, a company, the contents of the family home and any other asset. | ||
*'''Protection Order''': An order restricting a person's behaviour for the protection of someone else. Protection order is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | *'''Protection Order''': An order restricting a person's behaviour for the protection of someone else. Protection order is a term used in the ''Family Law Act''. | ||
*'''Separation''': The breakdown of a romantic relationship. Separation usually means that a couple have moved out and are living apart from each other, but it is possible to be separated | *'''Separation''': The breakdown of a romantic relationship. Separation usually means that a couple have moved out and are living apart from each other, but it is possible to be separated while continuing to live under the same roof. | ||
*'''Separation Agreement''': A written agreement recording a settlement of some or all of the issues in a family law dispute. | *'''Separation Agreement''': A written agreement recording a settlement of some or all of the issues in a family law dispute. | ||
*'''Settlement''': The resolution of a legal dispute on terms agreed to by the parties. May be recorded in a written agreement or in a consent order. | *'''Settlement''': The resolution of a legal dispute on terms agreed to by the parties. May be recorded in a written agreement or in a consent order. | ||
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*'''Trial''': The resolution of a court case by presenting evidence and argument to a judge. | *'''Trial''': The resolution of a court case by presenting evidence and argument to a judge. | ||
*'''Unmarried Spouse''': A person who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years. For the purpose of claims for spousal support, includes people who have lived together for less than two years and have had a child together. | *'''Unmarried Spouse''': A person who has lived with someone else in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years. For the purpose of claims for spousal support, includes people who have lived together for less than two years and have had a child together. | ||
==More information:== | ==More information:== | ||
*See other Dial-A-Law scripts in this family series for more detail. | *See other Dial-A-Law scripts in this family series for more detail. | ||
