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, including the time of parents who are not guardiansthat 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 actAct:

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.

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. Even if when there's nothing to suggest that No matter the age or health of a guardian may become incapable, it's 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 deathand to record those arrangements in a Will or in one of the forms described below.

*applying for a passport, licence license or permit for the child,