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These people could also ask for an order that they have "contact" with the child. In fact, as long as a court proceeding under the ''Divorce Act'' has started, ''anyone'' can ask for an order that they have contact with a child.
However, before anyone who isn't a spouse can ask for orders about children under the ''Divorce Act,'' they must first get the court's permission, called ''leave'', before they make their application. Section 16.1(2) says that people other than spouses must get leave before asking for orders about parenting time and decision-making responsibility; section 16.5(2) says that people other than spouses must get leave before asking for orders for contact with a child.
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