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→Family law words and phrases
*'''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 ''Family Law Act''.
*'''Court Case''': A court proceeding between two or more people. Also called an action or lawsuit.
*'''Custody''': a term used in the ''Divorce Act''. It may refer to a parent’s right to have the child live in their home and to make decisions about the care of the child. It may exclude the other parent.
*'''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.